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8/20/2019 Learn HotEnglish N149 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/learn-hotenglish-n149 1/43 No.149 The number-one magazine for learning and teaching English! WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/LEARNHOTENGLISH WWW.TWITTER.COM/LEARNHOTENGLISH www.learnhotenglish.com 771577 789001 PLUS…  phrasal verbsgrammar, idioms, vocabulary, useful expressionsand much, much more. 00149 ISSN 15777898 HOW PODCASTS CAN HELP YOU  LEARN ENGLISH! MYSTERY! Find out about the Zodiac killer! QUIZ! Are you self-centred? MUSIC SPECIAL! The world’s funniest heavy metal band! BOOK SPECIAL! Unusual book titles. Books we never finish. ENVIRONMENT! Find out about Fairtrade! GRAMMAR! The future passive & the verb to get. PHRASAL VERBS & IDIOMS Learn 16 useful expressions! LISTENING PRACTICE! Hear lots of different English accents! SLANG Learn 8 useful slang terms. LISTENING SKILLS! Learn how to follow conversations in a bar.  F R  fi   i  t  h   a   c   c   e    n   t    s  f   r    o      m     a   l   l       o      v      e      r      t     h      e        E       n       g           l           i        s         h         -         s       p       e      a         k         i     n    g     w    o   r    l  d   !

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No149

The number-one magazine for learning and teaching EnglishWWWFACEBOOKCOMLEARNHOTENGLISHWWWTWITTERCOMLEARNHOTENGLISH

wwwlearnhotenglishcom

771577 789001

PLUShellip phrasal verbs grammar idioms vocabularyuseful expressionshellip and much much more

00149I S S N 1 5 7 7 7 8 9 8

HOW PODCASTSCAN HELP YOU

LEARN ENGLISH

MYSTERYFind out about theZodiac killer

QUIZAre youself-centred

MUSIC SPECIALThe worldrsquos funniestheavy metal band

BOOKSPECIALUnusual booktitles Books wenever finish

ENVIRONMENT

Find out aboutFairtrade

GRAMMARThe future passive

amp the verb to get

PHRASAL VERBS amp IDIOMSLearn 16 useful expressions

LISTENINGPRACTICE

Hear lots of differentEnglish accents

SLANGLearn

8 usefulslang terms

LISTENING SKILLS

Learn how tofollow conversationsin a bar FRE E

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i o fi

l e s

w i t h

a c c e n

t s f r o m a l l o v e r t h e E n

g l i s

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3 Editorial

4 Grammar Fun TRACK 983089

5 Story Time TRACK 983090

6 Podcasts

8 Hoodies9 Dr Fingersrsquo Error Correction

Clinic TRACK 983091

10 Basic English TRACK 983092

11 21 things to do in the US

12 Quiz TRACK 983093

13 Strange book titles

14 Stupid Criminals TRACK 983094

15 Dr Fingersrsquo Grammar

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16 Trivia Matching

17 Weird Trivia TRACK 983096

18 Crossword amp Answers

19 Subscriptions

20 Zodiac

21 Social English TRACK 983097

22 Wordsearch

23 Jokes TRACK 983089983088

amp Graffiti TRACK 983089983089

24 Spinal Tap

27 Dr Fingersrsquo Vocabulary Clinic

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28 Stonehenge

29 Quirky News TRACK 983089983091

30 Bar chats TRACK 983089983092 amp 983089983093

31 Song Office TRACK 983089983094

amp Humour TRACK 983089983095

32 Dumb US Laws TRACK 983089983096

34 Dictionary of Slang

TRACK 983089983097

35 Idioms TRACK 983090983088

36 Dr House

37 Phrasal Verbs

38 Bushisms

39 Radio Play - The Trouser Snatcher

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42 Fairtrade

43 Business English TRACK 983090983090

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Hi everybody and welcometo another issue of LearnHot English magazinendash the fun magazine forlearning English Thismonth wersquore looking athow podcasts can helpyou learn English Pluswersquove got some great linksto podcasts you can listento on a variety of topics

Wersquore also looking at a few more mysterieswersquove got the second part in our VictorianMurder mystery series the Trouser Snatcheran article on Stonehenge and another on aserial murderer the Zodiac killer Wersquore alsolooking at an urban tribe of terrifying teenagers

hoodies Find out who they are what they doand why theyrsquore called hoodies Of coursethatrsquos not all Wersquove also got an article onFairtrade Dr House Spinal Tap (a heavy metalband) Dumb Laws unfinished books andlots lots more Have a great month learn lotsof English and see you again soon

Yours

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Grammar f un

The section that makes grammar easy interesting and fun

The passi ve voice f u ture tenses

To start with look at these twosentencesa) She will direct the filmb) The film will be directed (by her)

The first sentence is an activesentence with ldquosherdquo as the mainsubject We use an active verb to saywhat the subject doesSentence ldquobrdquo is a passive sentenceNotice how the object ldquothe filmrdquo hasbecome the subject of the sentence

We form future passives with ldquowill berdquo+ a past participle For exampleWill be eaten will be taken will beshown will be given etc

We use the passive voice when theobject of a sentence becomes thesubject For examplea) She will complete the work

b) The work will be completed by herAs you can see in sentence ldquobrdquo (thepassive sentence) ldquoworkrdquo has becomethe subject of the sentence

We form negatives by using ldquowonrsquotrdquo orldquowill notrdquo For examplea) We will not pay the bill (active)b) The bill wonrsquot be paid (passive)

Here are some more examples of thefuture passive

1) They will do something about thesituation (active)Something will be done about thesituation (by them) (passive)

2) They will invite you to the party(active)

You will be invited to the party (bythem) (passive)

3) The teacher will explain theexercise (active)

The exercise will be explained (bythe teacher) (passive)

4) This programme will generatethousands of jobs (active)

Thousands of jobs will be generated(by this programme) (passive)

5) They will understand this message(active)

This message will be understood (bythem) (passive)

6) They will renovate these oldbuildings (active)

These old buildings will berenovated (by them) (passive)

7) This new system will reduce ourproduction costs (active)

Our production costs will bereduced (by this new system)(passive)

8) We will not purchase the newcomputer (active)

The new computer will not bepurchased (by us) (passive)

In this monthrsquos grammar fun section wersquoll be looking at thepassive voice with future tenses

the job

will befinished bya differentcompany

thesebills wonrsquot

be paid untilwe sell some

stock

these oldbuildings will

be completelyrenovated

thismessage will

be understoodperfectly

by them

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S t or y T im e S

t o r y T i m e

Jokes stories and anecdotes as told by native English speakers

GLOSSARYan angel na messenger from God Traditional

angels have wings and a harp

sweetheart n

darling honeyto break off phr vb

to stop a relationship

an engagement n

a commitment to marry someonedevastated adj

emotionally destroyedto forgive vb

to stop being angry with someone

who has done something badwhatrsquos up exp

whatrsquos wrong Whatrsquos the problem

to dig vbto make a hole in the ground

a grave n

a hole for dead bodies

a cubicle na room in a toilet where you can

sit down

occupied adj if a toilet is ldquooccupiedrdquo someone

is using it

to undo your trousers expto open your trousers so you can

take them off

rude adj not polite

mate n inform

my friendreluctant adj

if you are ldquoreluctantrdquo to do

something you donrsquot really want todo that thing

to go into details exp

to explain something with lots of

informationto call someone back exp

to telephone someone who

telephoned youa marriage counsellor n

a type of psychologist who helps

married couples with problemsto wake up grumpy exp

two meanings to wake up in a bad

mood to wake up a person calledGrumpy (one of Snow Whitersquos seven

dwarfs ndash the angry one)

Lucky womanA woman tells her friend ldquoMyhusband is an angelrdquo And herfriend replies ldquoYoursquore luckyMy husband is still aliverdquo

Letter to an exMy Dearest Susansweetheart of my heart Irsquovebeen so sad since I brokeoff our engagement Simplydevastated Wonrsquot you pleaseconsider coming back to meYou hold a place in my heartthat no other woman can fillI can never marry anotherwoman quite like you I needyou so much Please forgiveme and letrsquos make a new startI love you so Yours always andtruly JohnPS Congratulationson winning thelottery

Grave newsVisitor Why are you cryingZoo keeper The elephant isdeadVisitor He must have been avery special elephantZoo keeper No not reallyVisitor So whatrsquos upZoo keeper Irsquove got to dig hisgrave

Mobile callA man walks into a publictoilet He sees two cubiclesone of which is alreadyoccupied So the man goesinto the other one closes thedoor undoes his trousersand sits down A few secondslater he hears a voice comingfrom the cubicle next to him

ldquoHello mate how areyou doingrdquo

The manthinks

ldquoThatrsquos strangerdquo but notwanting to be rude he replies

ldquoYeah not too bad thanksrdquoAfter a short pause the manhears the voice again ldquoSowhat are you doing materdquoUnsure of what to say andsomewhat reluctant to gointo details the man replies

ldquoErm just sitting here on thetoilet How about yourselfrdquo

Then the man hears the voicefor the third time ldquoSorry mateIrsquoll have to call you back later Therersquos some idiot inthe cubicle next to mine whokeeps answering everythingI sayrdquo

Marriage adviceMarriage counsellor to femaleclient ldquoMaybe your problem isthat yoursquove been waking up

grumpy everymorningrdquoClient tomarriagecounsellor ldquoNoI always let him

sleeprdquo

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Download the sound file Load it onto your MP3 player Andlisten Thatrsquos the simplicity of the podcast Theyrsquore on ourfavorite websites and theyrsquore changing the face of radio Inshort a podcast provides us with what we want to hear whenwe want to hear it and where we want to hear it

W983144983137983156 9831459831551048608a9830729831521048687d9831399831371048691t983103Basically a podcast is a digital sound file (usually an MP3) thatcan be downloaded from the internet onto our computersand then onto our MP3 players ldquoPodcastrdquo combines the wordsldquoiPodrdquo and ldquobroadcastrdquo even though the technology was notinvented (only inspired) by Applersquos iPod music player

W983144983137983156 1048688983151983140 The uses of this amazing new technology seem endlessPoliticians use podcasts to update their websites withrecordings on campaign news and policies Preachers andreligious movements offer podcasts of sermons for churchregulars who canrsquot attend the actual servicesArts websites offer audio tours of museums that you can listento as well as cultural city guides So before you travel you candownload hours of commentary about your destination saveit to your iPod and then listen to it as you stroll through thetourist sitesSchools have also taken advantage of the new tool withlessons available for download on academic websites Beingabsent from class will never be the same again And languagelearning sites have podcasts for use in class or as part of a self-study programme

T9831449831411048608p85207910486761048608m1048673983154983147e1048692Marketers quickly saw the promotional value of podcastingIn the US sports-related podcasts are extremely popularand there are official andunofficial links to everypossible team with a

fan-base Film and musicproducers also use them These days many big movieor CD releases have podcastsfor fans to learn more aboutthe film or band It seemsthat any business can use it totheir benefit to get the wordout about a product Best of allpodcasts arenrsquot subject to therules of media governing bodiesQuite simply podcasts are freefrom regulations free for everyone

to enjoy and free to grow at anunstoppable pace and changemedia as we know it

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HOW PODCASTS

CAN HELP YOU LEARN ENGLISH

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G r a m m a r f u n

P o d c a s t s

PodcastsWhat Sound files onwebsites that you can putonto your MP3 playerWhere On internet sitesand blogsHow Just click on theicon and save the soundfile onto your computer Then transfer it to yourMP3 player

GLOSSARY an MP3 file n

a sound file that is compressed

so it is smaller than the originalsound file

to broadcast vb

to put on the radio television etcto update vb

to receive or download the latest

version of a programmea recording na video CD MP3 DVD of something

a preacher n

a member of a religious

organisation who talks to groups of

people about religious issues

a sermon na formal talk given in a church

to attend vb

to go to a place or eventto stroll through phr vb

to walk in a place casually and with

no particular objective

Learn more Get an idioms booklet 300 useful idioms + audio files For more information visit wwwlearnhotenglishcom wwwlearnhotenglishcom 7

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315610486871048608l9831411048673983154n9830721048645983150g983148983145983155h983072Easy-to-understand podcasts from the Britsh councilhttplearnenglishbritishcouncilorgenelementary-podcastsseries-03-episode-17 Business English and audio files in different levels

httpwwwpodcastsinenglishcomindexshtml A different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minuteprogrammehttpwwwbbccoukpodcastsseriestae Stories in English told a bit slower so you can understand themhttpwwwlisten-to-englishcomindexphpcat=podcasts American-English news from the Voice of Americahttpsitunesapplecompodcastid527231444 A podcast for advanced speakers of Englishhttpwwwbetteratenglishcom

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315110486861048608a983072983158983137r10486811048677852084y9830721048687983142 9831561048687983152i10486758520831048608f98315110486901048608y9831519831571048608t983151 983152r852065852067852084i104869110486771048608y983151983157983154 9831091048686983143l1048681852083983144Computer programming and softwarehttphwcdnlibsyncompd60d609f6cb96d35735TheRecord-sp1e2-BrentSimmonsm4ac_id=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1 Spiritual readings selected by TV presenter Oprah Winfreyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastoprahcoms-spirit-channelid275144300mt=2 A daily News podcasthttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastglobal-newsid135067274mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A comedy Podcast plus interviews with celebritieshttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastcomedy-bang-bang-the-podcastid316045799mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A podcast about philosophyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastphilosophy-bitesid257042117mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 Advice on love and relationshipshttpwwwsavagelovecastcom True stories told livehttpthemothorgstoriesid=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1

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HORRIBLE HOODIES

GLOSSARYa sweatshirt nclothing you wear over the upper

part of your body often to keep you

warm when you do sporta hood n

part of a jacket that covers your

head

to cause trouble exp

to make problems for others to

commit minor crimes

a shopping centre n

a large building with many shops

in it

intimidating adj

frightening

a kid na child

to hug vb

to hold someone in an emotional

way

the background n

your background is the kind of

education you have had and yoursocial origin

a guy n informa manboy

a balaclava n

clothing that covers your head and

face to keep you warm

an issue n

an important subject that people

are talking about or discussing

THE CLOTHING THAT MOST FRIGHTENS BRITONSAre teenagers a problem in your country In Britain gangs of teenagers known as ldquohoodiesrdquo areterrorising the country Letrsquos find out more about them

WhatSo first of all what isa hoodie Basically aldquohoodierdquo is a word thatcan be used to referto a sweatshirt with ahood However the wordldquohoodierdquo can also used torefer to a young personwho wears the hood over his or her head covering the faceGang of teens with this clothing on (a gang of hoodies) canbe found in towns and cities all over Britain These gangsof hoodies stand on street corners smoking drinking andcausing trouble These days hoodies are seen as a symbolof social disorder

Anti-hoodiesSome people are already takingaction against hoodies Manyschools have prohibited the useof hoods in school and classand a shopping centre in Kent(the Bluewater Shopping Centre)has banned the wearing ofhooded tops and baseball caps They say that these items ofclothing obscure the face and areintimidatingOne government minister recently talked about hisexperience with hoodies John Prescott (the deputy primeminister) said ldquoI went to a motorway cafe about a year agoand some kid said something to me I said lsquoWhat did you

sayrsquo and he came back with 10 people with hoods youknow these fellas with hoods on He came at me in a veryintimidating mannerrdquo

Pro-hoodiesBut Prescott isnrsquot the only minister to have joined the debate The new leader of theConservative Party David Cameron hascalled for more understanding He evensuggested that people should ldquohug a

hoodierdquo Defending himselfCameron added that

he wanted ldquotounderstand whatrsquos

gone wrong in these childrenrsquos livesrdquoHe asked ldquoWhat is it that brought

that young person to committhat crime at that time Whatrsquosthe background to it Whatare the long-term causes ofcrimerdquo

Hoodie viewsWe asked some British people what theythought about hoodies Herersquos what theysaid

ldquoI donrsquot think hoods are intimidatingbut maybe thatrsquos because Irsquom a guyHoods are stylishrdquo Joe 15

ldquoI think hoodies are fine they shouldnrsquotban them or anythingrdquo Mary 14

ldquoI donrsquot have a problem with people

wearing a hoodie with the hood upwhen the weather is bad but I canrsquotsee the need to wear one inside orwhen the weather is nicerdquo Shirley 34

ldquoItrsquos cold outside People should wearsomething on their heads to keepwarm Are balaclavas to be banned aswellrdquo Michael 17

ldquoWhy would you ban a hoodieSeriously once you ban somethingpeople will have all the more reasonto rebel Take alcohol for examplerdquoPeter 15

Now that it has been made such anissue anybody who wants to commita crime will put on a hoodie and theteens will get the blame Rachel 18

What do you think

i ONLYWANT A

hUG

8

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The section inwhich Dr Fingerscorrects typicalEnglish errors

Error Analysis

1 We use the preposition ldquotordquo with the verb ldquoto apologiserdquo2 You explain something to someone3 We use the present simple after ldquoas soon asrdquo when referring

to a future action4 You apply ldquoforrdquo a course5 A romantic meeting with someone is a ldquodaterdquo You have

ldquoappointmentsrdquo with doctorsdentists etc6 To fight verbally is ldquoto arguerdquo To have a civilised chat about a topic is ldquoto discussrdquo that topic

7 The verb ldquoto riserdquo is non-transitive ndash ie it doesnrsquot need anobject For example ldquoThe sun rises in the eastrdquo The verb ldquotoraiserdquo is transitive and is used with an object

8 We often use possessive pronouns when referring to partsof the body my arm my leg etc

9 With the verb ldquoto hurtrdquo you say the part of the body firstfollowed by the verb

10 The verb ldquoto arriverdquo doesnrsquot usually need a prepositionwhen used with ldquoherethererdquo

11 In English you ldquogo homerdquo with no preposition12 The construction is ldquoasrdquo + adjective + ldquoasrdquo13 We use the present simple after ldquowhenrdquo if it is referring to a

future action

14 We use the present simple following theword ldquoafterrdquo when referring to a future action

15 For negative sentences you need to useldquoeitherrdquo

ActivityRead the sentences find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luckAfterwards you can read the error analysis section

1

He apologised me2 They explained me the situation3 Irsquoll do it as soon as I will arrive home4 She applied a one-year journalism course5 I have an appointment tonight with a man I met at work6 They were discussing all night7 They want to rise the price of petrol8 She broke the arm when she fell down9 It hurts me the head10 Shersquoll arrive to here at 6pm11 They went to home very late12 She isnrsquot as tall that her friend13 Irsquoll pay you when I will have the money in my account14 Shersquoll do it after she will see the film15 I donrsquot have a car and I donrsquot want one as well

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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Why are you learning English To get a better job to pass an official English examto travel or just to communicate in English Learn Hot English magazine helps with all this

1 Increase your vocabulary In every issue of Learn HotEnglish yoursquoll learn over 350 English words and expressions Plusyoursquoll learn lots of idioms phrasal verbs grammar and more

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3 English for exams Learn Hot English helps prepareyou for official English exams (First Certificate IELTS TOEFLetc) How Exams test your ability to speak and your rangeof vocabulary Hot English improves your communicationskills and your knowledge of words and expressions

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conversations Also learn English slang and read aboutcurrent events (news culture music films) so you canmake conversation with native English speakers

7 Want to learn even more Get a Skills BookletYoursquoll learn extra vocabulary grammar social Englishand business English The Skills Booklets are linkedto the topics in Hot English magazine Theyrsquore soldseparately ndash see page 25 for more information

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All material in this publication is strictly copyright and all rights are reserved Reproduction without permission is prohibited The views expressed inHot English Magazine do not necessarily represent the views of Hot English Publishing SL However we donrsquot think it must be awfully humiliating tohave onersquos trousers removed in public hoodies are terrifying beasts and blogs and pods are a lot of fun

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Magazine Index EDITORrsquoS INTRO

983091983097FOLLOW HOT ENGLISH ON TWITTERwwwtwittercomLearnHotEnglish

3 Editorial

4 Grammar Fun TRACK 983089

5 Story Time TRACK 983090

6 Podcasts

8 Hoodies9 Dr Fingersrsquo Error Correction

Clinic TRACK 983091

10 Basic English TRACK 983092

11 21 things to do in the US

12 Quiz TRACK 983093

13 Strange book titles

14 Stupid Criminals TRACK 983094

15 Dr Fingersrsquo Grammar

TRACK 983095

16 Trivia Matching

17 Weird Trivia TRACK 983096

18 Crossword amp Answers

19 Subscriptions

20 Zodiac

21 Social English TRACK 983097

22 Wordsearch

23 Jokes TRACK 983089983088

amp Graffiti TRACK 983089983089

24 Spinal Tap

27 Dr Fingersrsquo Vocabulary Clinic

TRACK 983089983090

28 Stonehenge

29 Quirky News TRACK 983089983091

30 Bar chats TRACK 983089983092 amp 983089983093

31 Song Office TRACK 983089983094

amp Humour TRACK 983089983095

32 Dumb US Laws TRACK 983089983096

34 Dictionary of Slang

TRACK 983089983097

35 Idioms TRACK 983090983088

36 Dr House

37 Phrasal Verbs

38 Bushisms

39 Radio Play - The Trouser Snatcher

TRACK 983090983089 41 Books unfinished

42 Fairtrade

43 Business English TRACK 983090983090

983090983092

983089983089

983088983094

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Hi everybody and welcometo another issue of LearnHot English magazinendash the fun magazine forlearning English Thismonth wersquore looking athow podcasts can helpyou learn English Pluswersquove got some great linksto podcasts you can listento on a variety of topics

Wersquore also looking at a few more mysterieswersquove got the second part in our VictorianMurder mystery series the Trouser Snatcheran article on Stonehenge and another on aserial murderer the Zodiac killer Wersquore alsolooking at an urban tribe of terrifying teenagers

hoodies Find out who they are what they doand why theyrsquore called hoodies Of coursethatrsquos not all Wersquove also got an article onFairtrade Dr House Spinal Tap (a heavy metalband) Dumb Laws unfinished books andlots lots more Have a great month learn lotsof English and see you again soon

Yours

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Grammar f un

The section that makes grammar easy interesting and fun

The passi ve voice f u ture tenses

To start with look at these twosentencesa) She will direct the filmb) The film will be directed (by her)

The first sentence is an activesentence with ldquosherdquo as the mainsubject We use an active verb to saywhat the subject doesSentence ldquobrdquo is a passive sentenceNotice how the object ldquothe filmrdquo hasbecome the subject of the sentence

We form future passives with ldquowill berdquo+ a past participle For exampleWill be eaten will be taken will beshown will be given etc

We use the passive voice when theobject of a sentence becomes thesubject For examplea) She will complete the work

b) The work will be completed by herAs you can see in sentence ldquobrdquo (thepassive sentence) ldquoworkrdquo has becomethe subject of the sentence

We form negatives by using ldquowonrsquotrdquo orldquowill notrdquo For examplea) We will not pay the bill (active)b) The bill wonrsquot be paid (passive)

Here are some more examples of thefuture passive

1) They will do something about thesituation (active)Something will be done about thesituation (by them) (passive)

2) They will invite you to the party(active)

You will be invited to the party (bythem) (passive)

3) The teacher will explain theexercise (active)

The exercise will be explained (bythe teacher) (passive)

4) This programme will generatethousands of jobs (active)

Thousands of jobs will be generated(by this programme) (passive)

5) They will understand this message(active)

This message will be understood (bythem) (passive)

6) They will renovate these oldbuildings (active)

These old buildings will berenovated (by them) (passive)

7) This new system will reduce ourproduction costs (active)

Our production costs will bereduced (by this new system)(passive)

8) We will not purchase the newcomputer (active)

The new computer will not bepurchased (by us) (passive)

In this monthrsquos grammar fun section wersquoll be looking at thepassive voice with future tenses

the job

will befinished bya differentcompany

thesebills wonrsquot

be paid untilwe sell some

stock

these oldbuildings will

be completelyrenovated

thismessage will

be understoodperfectly

by them

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S t or y T im e S

t o r y T i m e

Jokes stories and anecdotes as told by native English speakers

GLOSSARYan angel na messenger from God Traditional

angels have wings and a harp

sweetheart n

darling honeyto break off phr vb

to stop a relationship

an engagement n

a commitment to marry someonedevastated adj

emotionally destroyedto forgive vb

to stop being angry with someone

who has done something badwhatrsquos up exp

whatrsquos wrong Whatrsquos the problem

to dig vbto make a hole in the ground

a grave n

a hole for dead bodies

a cubicle na room in a toilet where you can

sit down

occupied adj if a toilet is ldquooccupiedrdquo someone

is using it

to undo your trousers expto open your trousers so you can

take them off

rude adj not polite

mate n inform

my friendreluctant adj

if you are ldquoreluctantrdquo to do

something you donrsquot really want todo that thing

to go into details exp

to explain something with lots of

informationto call someone back exp

to telephone someone who

telephoned youa marriage counsellor n

a type of psychologist who helps

married couples with problemsto wake up grumpy exp

two meanings to wake up in a bad

mood to wake up a person calledGrumpy (one of Snow Whitersquos seven

dwarfs ndash the angry one)

Lucky womanA woman tells her friend ldquoMyhusband is an angelrdquo And herfriend replies ldquoYoursquore luckyMy husband is still aliverdquo

Letter to an exMy Dearest Susansweetheart of my heart Irsquovebeen so sad since I brokeoff our engagement Simplydevastated Wonrsquot you pleaseconsider coming back to meYou hold a place in my heartthat no other woman can fillI can never marry anotherwoman quite like you I needyou so much Please forgiveme and letrsquos make a new startI love you so Yours always andtruly JohnPS Congratulationson winning thelottery

Grave newsVisitor Why are you cryingZoo keeper The elephant isdeadVisitor He must have been avery special elephantZoo keeper No not reallyVisitor So whatrsquos upZoo keeper Irsquove got to dig hisgrave

Mobile callA man walks into a publictoilet He sees two cubiclesone of which is alreadyoccupied So the man goesinto the other one closes thedoor undoes his trousersand sits down A few secondslater he hears a voice comingfrom the cubicle next to him

ldquoHello mate how areyou doingrdquo

The manthinks

ldquoThatrsquos strangerdquo but notwanting to be rude he replies

ldquoYeah not too bad thanksrdquoAfter a short pause the manhears the voice again ldquoSowhat are you doing materdquoUnsure of what to say andsomewhat reluctant to gointo details the man replies

ldquoErm just sitting here on thetoilet How about yourselfrdquo

Then the man hears the voicefor the third time ldquoSorry mateIrsquoll have to call you back later Therersquos some idiot inthe cubicle next to mine whokeeps answering everythingI sayrdquo

Marriage adviceMarriage counsellor to femaleclient ldquoMaybe your problem isthat yoursquove been waking up

grumpy everymorningrdquoClient tomarriagecounsellor ldquoNoI always let him

sleeprdquo

Learn hundreds of phrasal verbs really improve yourEnglish and speak like a native speaker Bookletcomes with listening files

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Download the sound file Load it onto your MP3 player Andlisten Thatrsquos the simplicity of the podcast Theyrsquore on ourfavorite websites and theyrsquore changing the face of radio Inshort a podcast provides us with what we want to hear whenwe want to hear it and where we want to hear it

W983144983137983156 9831459831551048608a9830729831521048687d9831399831371048691t983103Basically a podcast is a digital sound file (usually an MP3) thatcan be downloaded from the internet onto our computersand then onto our MP3 players ldquoPodcastrdquo combines the wordsldquoiPodrdquo and ldquobroadcastrdquo even though the technology was notinvented (only inspired) by Applersquos iPod music player

W983144983137983156 1048688983151983140 The uses of this amazing new technology seem endlessPoliticians use podcasts to update their websites withrecordings on campaign news and policies Preachers andreligious movements offer podcasts of sermons for churchregulars who canrsquot attend the actual servicesArts websites offer audio tours of museums that you can listento as well as cultural city guides So before you travel you candownload hours of commentary about your destination saveit to your iPod and then listen to it as you stroll through thetourist sitesSchools have also taken advantage of the new tool withlessons available for download on academic websites Beingabsent from class will never be the same again And languagelearning sites have podcasts for use in class or as part of a self-study programme

T9831449831411048608p85207910486761048608m1048673983154983147e1048692Marketers quickly saw the promotional value of podcastingIn the US sports-related podcasts are extremely popularand there are official andunofficial links to everypossible team with a

fan-base Film and musicproducers also use them These days many big movieor CD releases have podcastsfor fans to learn more aboutthe film or band It seemsthat any business can use it totheir benefit to get the wordout about a product Best of allpodcasts arenrsquot subject to therules of media governing bodiesQuite simply podcasts are freefrom regulations free for everyone

to enjoy and free to grow at anunstoppable pace and changemedia as we know it

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HOW PODCASTS

CAN HELP YOU LEARN ENGLISH

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G r a m m a r f u n

P o d c a s t s

PodcastsWhat Sound files onwebsites that you can putonto your MP3 playerWhere On internet sitesand blogsHow Just click on theicon and save the soundfile onto your computer Then transfer it to yourMP3 player

GLOSSARY an MP3 file n

a sound file that is compressed

so it is smaller than the originalsound file

to broadcast vb

to put on the radio television etcto update vb

to receive or download the latest

version of a programmea recording na video CD MP3 DVD of something

a preacher n

a member of a religious

organisation who talks to groups of

people about religious issues

a sermon na formal talk given in a church

to attend vb

to go to a place or eventto stroll through phr vb

to walk in a place casually and with

no particular objective

Learn more Get an idioms booklet 300 useful idioms + audio files For more information visit wwwlearnhotenglishcom wwwlearnhotenglishcom 7

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315610486871048608l9831411048673983154n9830721048645983150g983148983145983155h983072Easy-to-understand podcasts from the Britsh councilhttplearnenglishbritishcouncilorgenelementary-podcastsseries-03-episode-17 Business English and audio files in different levels

httpwwwpodcastsinenglishcomindexshtml A different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minuteprogrammehttpwwwbbccoukpodcastsseriestae Stories in English told a bit slower so you can understand themhttpwwwlisten-to-englishcomindexphpcat=podcasts American-English news from the Voice of Americahttpsitunesapplecompodcastid527231444 A podcast for advanced speakers of Englishhttpwwwbetteratenglishcom

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HORRIBLE HOODIES

GLOSSARYa sweatshirt nclothing you wear over the upper

part of your body often to keep you

warm when you do sporta hood n

part of a jacket that covers your

head

to cause trouble exp

to make problems for others to

commit minor crimes

a shopping centre n

a large building with many shops

in it

intimidating adj

frightening

a kid na child

to hug vb

to hold someone in an emotional

way

the background n

your background is the kind of

education you have had and yoursocial origin

a guy n informa manboy

a balaclava n

clothing that covers your head and

face to keep you warm

an issue n

an important subject that people

are talking about or discussing

THE CLOTHING THAT MOST FRIGHTENS BRITONSAre teenagers a problem in your country In Britain gangs of teenagers known as ldquohoodiesrdquo areterrorising the country Letrsquos find out more about them

WhatSo first of all what isa hoodie Basically aldquohoodierdquo is a word thatcan be used to referto a sweatshirt with ahood However the wordldquohoodierdquo can also used torefer to a young personwho wears the hood over his or her head covering the faceGang of teens with this clothing on (a gang of hoodies) canbe found in towns and cities all over Britain These gangsof hoodies stand on street corners smoking drinking andcausing trouble These days hoodies are seen as a symbolof social disorder

Anti-hoodiesSome people are already takingaction against hoodies Manyschools have prohibited the useof hoods in school and classand a shopping centre in Kent(the Bluewater Shopping Centre)has banned the wearing ofhooded tops and baseball caps They say that these items ofclothing obscure the face and areintimidatingOne government minister recently talked about hisexperience with hoodies John Prescott (the deputy primeminister) said ldquoI went to a motorway cafe about a year agoand some kid said something to me I said lsquoWhat did you

sayrsquo and he came back with 10 people with hoods youknow these fellas with hoods on He came at me in a veryintimidating mannerrdquo

Pro-hoodiesBut Prescott isnrsquot the only minister to have joined the debate The new leader of theConservative Party David Cameron hascalled for more understanding He evensuggested that people should ldquohug a

hoodierdquo Defending himselfCameron added that

he wanted ldquotounderstand whatrsquos

gone wrong in these childrenrsquos livesrdquoHe asked ldquoWhat is it that brought

that young person to committhat crime at that time Whatrsquosthe background to it Whatare the long-term causes ofcrimerdquo

Hoodie viewsWe asked some British people what theythought about hoodies Herersquos what theysaid

ldquoI donrsquot think hoods are intimidatingbut maybe thatrsquos because Irsquom a guyHoods are stylishrdquo Joe 15

ldquoI think hoodies are fine they shouldnrsquotban them or anythingrdquo Mary 14

ldquoI donrsquot have a problem with people

wearing a hoodie with the hood upwhen the weather is bad but I canrsquotsee the need to wear one inside orwhen the weather is nicerdquo Shirley 34

ldquoItrsquos cold outside People should wearsomething on their heads to keepwarm Are balaclavas to be banned aswellrdquo Michael 17

ldquoWhy would you ban a hoodieSeriously once you ban somethingpeople will have all the more reasonto rebel Take alcohol for examplerdquoPeter 15

Now that it has been made such anissue anybody who wants to commita crime will put on a hoodie and theteens will get the blame Rachel 18

What do you think

i ONLYWANT A

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The section inwhich Dr Fingerscorrects typicalEnglish errors

Error Analysis

1 We use the preposition ldquotordquo with the verb ldquoto apologiserdquo2 You explain something to someone3 We use the present simple after ldquoas soon asrdquo when referring

to a future action4 You apply ldquoforrdquo a course5 A romantic meeting with someone is a ldquodaterdquo You have

ldquoappointmentsrdquo with doctorsdentists etc6 To fight verbally is ldquoto arguerdquo To have a civilised chat about a topic is ldquoto discussrdquo that topic

7 The verb ldquoto riserdquo is non-transitive ndash ie it doesnrsquot need anobject For example ldquoThe sun rises in the eastrdquo The verb ldquotoraiserdquo is transitive and is used with an object

8 We often use possessive pronouns when referring to partsof the body my arm my leg etc

9 With the verb ldquoto hurtrdquo you say the part of the body firstfollowed by the verb

10 The verb ldquoto arriverdquo doesnrsquot usually need a prepositionwhen used with ldquoherethererdquo

11 In English you ldquogo homerdquo with no preposition12 The construction is ldquoasrdquo + adjective + ldquoasrdquo13 We use the present simple after ldquowhenrdquo if it is referring to a

future action

14 We use the present simple following theword ldquoafterrdquo when referring to a future action

15 For negative sentences you need to useldquoeitherrdquo

ActivityRead the sentences find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luckAfterwards you can read the error analysis section

1

He apologised me2 They explained me the situation3 Irsquoll do it as soon as I will arrive home4 She applied a one-year journalism course5 I have an appointment tonight with a man I met at work6 They were discussing all night7 They want to rise the price of petrol8 She broke the arm when she fell down9 It hurts me the head10 Shersquoll arrive to here at 6pm11 They went to home very late12 She isnrsquot as tall that her friend13 Irsquoll pay you when I will have the money in my account14 Shersquoll do it after she will see the film15 I donrsquot have a car and I donrsquot want one as well

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CORECTION CLINICR

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

TRACK 983089983089TRACK 983089983088

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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TRACK 983090983089

Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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All material in this publication is strictly copyright and all rights are reserved Reproduction without permission is prohibited The views expressed inHot English Magazine do not necessarily represent the views of Hot English Publishing SL However we donrsquot think it must be awfully humiliating tohave onersquos trousers removed in public hoodies are terrifying beasts and blogs and pods are a lot of fun

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Magazine Index EDITORrsquoS INTRO

983091983097FOLLOW HOT ENGLISH ON TWITTERwwwtwittercomLearnHotEnglish

3 Editorial

4 Grammar Fun TRACK 983089

5 Story Time TRACK 983090

6 Podcasts

8 Hoodies9 Dr Fingersrsquo Error Correction

Clinic TRACK 983091

10 Basic English TRACK 983092

11 21 things to do in the US

12 Quiz TRACK 983093

13 Strange book titles

14 Stupid Criminals TRACK 983094

15 Dr Fingersrsquo Grammar

TRACK 983095

16 Trivia Matching

17 Weird Trivia TRACK 983096

18 Crossword amp Answers

19 Subscriptions

20 Zodiac

21 Social English TRACK 983097

22 Wordsearch

23 Jokes TRACK 983089983088

amp Graffiti TRACK 983089983089

24 Spinal Tap

27 Dr Fingersrsquo Vocabulary Clinic

TRACK 983089983090

28 Stonehenge

29 Quirky News TRACK 983089983091

30 Bar chats TRACK 983089983092 amp 983089983093

31 Song Office TRACK 983089983094

amp Humour TRACK 983089983095

32 Dumb US Laws TRACK 983089983096

34 Dictionary of Slang

TRACK 983089983097

35 Idioms TRACK 983090983088

36 Dr House

37 Phrasal Verbs

38 Bushisms

39 Radio Play - The Trouser Snatcher

TRACK 983090983089 41 Books unfinished

42 Fairtrade

43 Business English TRACK 983090983090

983090983092

983089983089

983088983094

For Skype Telephone speaking classes e-mail classeslearnhotenglishcom wwwlearnhotenglishcom 3

Hi everybody and welcometo another issue of LearnHot English magazinendash the fun magazine forlearning English Thismonth wersquore looking athow podcasts can helpyou learn English Pluswersquove got some great linksto podcasts you can listento on a variety of topics

Wersquore also looking at a few more mysterieswersquove got the second part in our VictorianMurder mystery series the Trouser Snatcheran article on Stonehenge and another on aserial murderer the Zodiac killer Wersquore alsolooking at an urban tribe of terrifying teenagers

hoodies Find out who they are what they doand why theyrsquore called hoodies Of coursethatrsquos not all Wersquove also got an article onFairtrade Dr House Spinal Tap (a heavy metalband) Dumb Laws unfinished books andlots lots more Have a great month learn lotsof English and see you again soon

Yours

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Grammar f un

The section that makes grammar easy interesting and fun

The passi ve voice f u ture tenses

To start with look at these twosentencesa) She will direct the filmb) The film will be directed (by her)

The first sentence is an activesentence with ldquosherdquo as the mainsubject We use an active verb to saywhat the subject doesSentence ldquobrdquo is a passive sentenceNotice how the object ldquothe filmrdquo hasbecome the subject of the sentence

We form future passives with ldquowill berdquo+ a past participle For exampleWill be eaten will be taken will beshown will be given etc

We use the passive voice when theobject of a sentence becomes thesubject For examplea) She will complete the work

b) The work will be completed by herAs you can see in sentence ldquobrdquo (thepassive sentence) ldquoworkrdquo has becomethe subject of the sentence

We form negatives by using ldquowonrsquotrdquo orldquowill notrdquo For examplea) We will not pay the bill (active)b) The bill wonrsquot be paid (passive)

Here are some more examples of thefuture passive

1) They will do something about thesituation (active)Something will be done about thesituation (by them) (passive)

2) They will invite you to the party(active)

You will be invited to the party (bythem) (passive)

3) The teacher will explain theexercise (active)

The exercise will be explained (bythe teacher) (passive)

4) This programme will generatethousands of jobs (active)

Thousands of jobs will be generated(by this programme) (passive)

5) They will understand this message(active)

This message will be understood (bythem) (passive)

6) They will renovate these oldbuildings (active)

These old buildings will berenovated (by them) (passive)

7) This new system will reduce ourproduction costs (active)

Our production costs will bereduced (by this new system)(passive)

8) We will not purchase the newcomputer (active)

The new computer will not bepurchased (by us) (passive)

In this monthrsquos grammar fun section wersquoll be looking at thepassive voice with future tenses

the job

will befinished bya differentcompany

thesebills wonrsquot

be paid untilwe sell some

stock

these oldbuildings will

be completelyrenovated

thismessage will

be understoodperfectly

by them

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S t or y T im e S

t o r y T i m e

Jokes stories and anecdotes as told by native English speakers

GLOSSARYan angel na messenger from God Traditional

angels have wings and a harp

sweetheart n

darling honeyto break off phr vb

to stop a relationship

an engagement n

a commitment to marry someonedevastated adj

emotionally destroyedto forgive vb

to stop being angry with someone

who has done something badwhatrsquos up exp

whatrsquos wrong Whatrsquos the problem

to dig vbto make a hole in the ground

a grave n

a hole for dead bodies

a cubicle na room in a toilet where you can

sit down

occupied adj if a toilet is ldquooccupiedrdquo someone

is using it

to undo your trousers expto open your trousers so you can

take them off

rude adj not polite

mate n inform

my friendreluctant adj

if you are ldquoreluctantrdquo to do

something you donrsquot really want todo that thing

to go into details exp

to explain something with lots of

informationto call someone back exp

to telephone someone who

telephoned youa marriage counsellor n

a type of psychologist who helps

married couples with problemsto wake up grumpy exp

two meanings to wake up in a bad

mood to wake up a person calledGrumpy (one of Snow Whitersquos seven

dwarfs ndash the angry one)

Lucky womanA woman tells her friend ldquoMyhusband is an angelrdquo And herfriend replies ldquoYoursquore luckyMy husband is still aliverdquo

Letter to an exMy Dearest Susansweetheart of my heart Irsquovebeen so sad since I brokeoff our engagement Simplydevastated Wonrsquot you pleaseconsider coming back to meYou hold a place in my heartthat no other woman can fillI can never marry anotherwoman quite like you I needyou so much Please forgiveme and letrsquos make a new startI love you so Yours always andtruly JohnPS Congratulationson winning thelottery

Grave newsVisitor Why are you cryingZoo keeper The elephant isdeadVisitor He must have been avery special elephantZoo keeper No not reallyVisitor So whatrsquos upZoo keeper Irsquove got to dig hisgrave

Mobile callA man walks into a publictoilet He sees two cubiclesone of which is alreadyoccupied So the man goesinto the other one closes thedoor undoes his trousersand sits down A few secondslater he hears a voice comingfrom the cubicle next to him

ldquoHello mate how areyou doingrdquo

The manthinks

ldquoThatrsquos strangerdquo but notwanting to be rude he replies

ldquoYeah not too bad thanksrdquoAfter a short pause the manhears the voice again ldquoSowhat are you doing materdquoUnsure of what to say andsomewhat reluctant to gointo details the man replies

ldquoErm just sitting here on thetoilet How about yourselfrdquo

Then the man hears the voicefor the third time ldquoSorry mateIrsquoll have to call you back later Therersquos some idiot inthe cubicle next to mine whokeeps answering everythingI sayrdquo

Marriage adviceMarriage counsellor to femaleclient ldquoMaybe your problem isthat yoursquove been waking up

grumpy everymorningrdquoClient tomarriagecounsellor ldquoNoI always let him

sleeprdquo

Learn hundreds of phrasal verbs really improve yourEnglish and speak like a native speaker Bookletcomes with listening files

Phrasal verbs booklets

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Download the sound file Load it onto your MP3 player Andlisten Thatrsquos the simplicity of the podcast Theyrsquore on ourfavorite websites and theyrsquore changing the face of radio Inshort a podcast provides us with what we want to hear whenwe want to hear it and where we want to hear it

W983144983137983156 9831459831551048608a9830729831521048687d9831399831371048691t983103Basically a podcast is a digital sound file (usually an MP3) thatcan be downloaded from the internet onto our computersand then onto our MP3 players ldquoPodcastrdquo combines the wordsldquoiPodrdquo and ldquobroadcastrdquo even though the technology was notinvented (only inspired) by Applersquos iPod music player

W983144983137983156 1048688983151983140 The uses of this amazing new technology seem endlessPoliticians use podcasts to update their websites withrecordings on campaign news and policies Preachers andreligious movements offer podcasts of sermons for churchregulars who canrsquot attend the actual servicesArts websites offer audio tours of museums that you can listento as well as cultural city guides So before you travel you candownload hours of commentary about your destination saveit to your iPod and then listen to it as you stroll through thetourist sitesSchools have also taken advantage of the new tool withlessons available for download on academic websites Beingabsent from class will never be the same again And languagelearning sites have podcasts for use in class or as part of a self-study programme

T9831449831411048608p85207910486761048608m1048673983154983147e1048692Marketers quickly saw the promotional value of podcastingIn the US sports-related podcasts are extremely popularand there are official andunofficial links to everypossible team with a

fan-base Film and musicproducers also use them These days many big movieor CD releases have podcastsfor fans to learn more aboutthe film or band It seemsthat any business can use it totheir benefit to get the wordout about a product Best of allpodcasts arenrsquot subject to therules of media governing bodiesQuite simply podcasts are freefrom regulations free for everyone

to enjoy and free to grow at anunstoppable pace and changemedia as we know it

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HOW PODCASTS

CAN HELP YOU LEARN ENGLISH

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G r a m m a r f u n

P o d c a s t s

PodcastsWhat Sound files onwebsites that you can putonto your MP3 playerWhere On internet sitesand blogsHow Just click on theicon and save the soundfile onto your computer Then transfer it to yourMP3 player

GLOSSARY an MP3 file n

a sound file that is compressed

so it is smaller than the originalsound file

to broadcast vb

to put on the radio television etcto update vb

to receive or download the latest

version of a programmea recording na video CD MP3 DVD of something

a preacher n

a member of a religious

organisation who talks to groups of

people about religious issues

a sermon na formal talk given in a church

to attend vb

to go to a place or eventto stroll through phr vb

to walk in a place casually and with

no particular objective

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P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315610486871048608l9831411048673983154n9830721048645983150g983148983145983155h983072Easy-to-understand podcasts from the Britsh councilhttplearnenglishbritishcouncilorgenelementary-podcastsseries-03-episode-17 Business English and audio files in different levels

httpwwwpodcastsinenglishcomindexshtml A different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minuteprogrammehttpwwwbbccoukpodcastsseriestae Stories in English told a bit slower so you can understand themhttpwwwlisten-to-englishcomindexphpcat=podcasts American-English news from the Voice of Americahttpsitunesapplecompodcastid527231444 A podcast for advanced speakers of Englishhttpwwwbetteratenglishcom

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315110486861048608a983072983158983137r10486811048677852084y9830721048687983142 9831561048687983152i10486758520831048608f98315110486901048608y9831519831571048608t983151 983152r852065852067852084i104869110486771048608y983151983157983154 9831091048686983143l1048681852083983144Computer programming and softwarehttphwcdnlibsyncompd60d609f6cb96d35735TheRecord-sp1e2-BrentSimmonsm4ac_id=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1 Spiritual readings selected by TV presenter Oprah Winfreyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastoprahcoms-spirit-channelid275144300mt=2 A daily News podcasthttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastglobal-newsid135067274mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A comedy Podcast plus interviews with celebritieshttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastcomedy-bang-bang-the-podcastid316045799mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A podcast about philosophyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastphilosophy-bitesid257042117mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 Advice on love and relationshipshttpwwwsavagelovecastcom True stories told livehttpthemothorgstoriesid=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1

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HORRIBLE HOODIES

GLOSSARYa sweatshirt nclothing you wear over the upper

part of your body often to keep you

warm when you do sporta hood n

part of a jacket that covers your

head

to cause trouble exp

to make problems for others to

commit minor crimes

a shopping centre n

a large building with many shops

in it

intimidating adj

frightening

a kid na child

to hug vb

to hold someone in an emotional

way

the background n

your background is the kind of

education you have had and yoursocial origin

a guy n informa manboy

a balaclava n

clothing that covers your head and

face to keep you warm

an issue n

an important subject that people

are talking about or discussing

THE CLOTHING THAT MOST FRIGHTENS BRITONSAre teenagers a problem in your country In Britain gangs of teenagers known as ldquohoodiesrdquo areterrorising the country Letrsquos find out more about them

WhatSo first of all what isa hoodie Basically aldquohoodierdquo is a word thatcan be used to referto a sweatshirt with ahood However the wordldquohoodierdquo can also used torefer to a young personwho wears the hood over his or her head covering the faceGang of teens with this clothing on (a gang of hoodies) canbe found in towns and cities all over Britain These gangsof hoodies stand on street corners smoking drinking andcausing trouble These days hoodies are seen as a symbolof social disorder

Anti-hoodiesSome people are already takingaction against hoodies Manyschools have prohibited the useof hoods in school and classand a shopping centre in Kent(the Bluewater Shopping Centre)has banned the wearing ofhooded tops and baseball caps They say that these items ofclothing obscure the face and areintimidatingOne government minister recently talked about hisexperience with hoodies John Prescott (the deputy primeminister) said ldquoI went to a motorway cafe about a year agoand some kid said something to me I said lsquoWhat did you

sayrsquo and he came back with 10 people with hoods youknow these fellas with hoods on He came at me in a veryintimidating mannerrdquo

Pro-hoodiesBut Prescott isnrsquot the only minister to have joined the debate The new leader of theConservative Party David Cameron hascalled for more understanding He evensuggested that people should ldquohug a

hoodierdquo Defending himselfCameron added that

he wanted ldquotounderstand whatrsquos

gone wrong in these childrenrsquos livesrdquoHe asked ldquoWhat is it that brought

that young person to committhat crime at that time Whatrsquosthe background to it Whatare the long-term causes ofcrimerdquo

Hoodie viewsWe asked some British people what theythought about hoodies Herersquos what theysaid

ldquoI donrsquot think hoods are intimidatingbut maybe thatrsquos because Irsquom a guyHoods are stylishrdquo Joe 15

ldquoI think hoodies are fine they shouldnrsquotban them or anythingrdquo Mary 14

ldquoI donrsquot have a problem with people

wearing a hoodie with the hood upwhen the weather is bad but I canrsquotsee the need to wear one inside orwhen the weather is nicerdquo Shirley 34

ldquoItrsquos cold outside People should wearsomething on their heads to keepwarm Are balaclavas to be banned aswellrdquo Michael 17

ldquoWhy would you ban a hoodieSeriously once you ban somethingpeople will have all the more reasonto rebel Take alcohol for examplerdquoPeter 15

Now that it has been made such anissue anybody who wants to commita crime will put on a hoodie and theteens will get the blame Rachel 18

What do you think

i ONLYWANT A

hUG

8

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The section inwhich Dr Fingerscorrects typicalEnglish errors

Error Analysis

1 We use the preposition ldquotordquo with the verb ldquoto apologiserdquo2 You explain something to someone3 We use the present simple after ldquoas soon asrdquo when referring

to a future action4 You apply ldquoforrdquo a course5 A romantic meeting with someone is a ldquodaterdquo You have

ldquoappointmentsrdquo with doctorsdentists etc6 To fight verbally is ldquoto arguerdquo To have a civilised chat about a topic is ldquoto discussrdquo that topic

7 The verb ldquoto riserdquo is non-transitive ndash ie it doesnrsquot need anobject For example ldquoThe sun rises in the eastrdquo The verb ldquotoraiserdquo is transitive and is used with an object

8 We often use possessive pronouns when referring to partsof the body my arm my leg etc

9 With the verb ldquoto hurtrdquo you say the part of the body firstfollowed by the verb

10 The verb ldquoto arriverdquo doesnrsquot usually need a prepositionwhen used with ldquoherethererdquo

11 In English you ldquogo homerdquo with no preposition12 The construction is ldquoasrdquo + adjective + ldquoasrdquo13 We use the present simple after ldquowhenrdquo if it is referring to a

future action

14 We use the present simple following theword ldquoafterrdquo when referring to a future action

15 For negative sentences you need to useldquoeitherrdquo

ActivityRead the sentences find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luckAfterwards you can read the error analysis section

1

He apologised me2 They explained me the situation3 Irsquoll do it as soon as I will arrive home4 She applied a one-year journalism course5 I have an appointment tonight with a man I met at work6 They were discussing all night7 They want to rise the price of petrol8 She broke the arm when she fell down9 It hurts me the head10 Shersquoll arrive to here at 6pm11 They went to home very late12 She isnrsquot as tall that her friend13 Irsquoll pay you when I will have the money in my account14 Shersquoll do it after she will see the film15 I donrsquot have a car and I donrsquot want one as well

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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ISSN 1577-7898Depoacutesito Legal M142772001August 2014

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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Grammar f un

The section that makes grammar easy interesting and fun

The passi ve voice f u ture tenses

To start with look at these twosentencesa) She will direct the filmb) The film will be directed (by her)

The first sentence is an activesentence with ldquosherdquo as the mainsubject We use an active verb to saywhat the subject doesSentence ldquobrdquo is a passive sentenceNotice how the object ldquothe filmrdquo hasbecome the subject of the sentence

We form future passives with ldquowill berdquo+ a past participle For exampleWill be eaten will be taken will beshown will be given etc

We use the passive voice when theobject of a sentence becomes thesubject For examplea) She will complete the work

b) The work will be completed by herAs you can see in sentence ldquobrdquo (thepassive sentence) ldquoworkrdquo has becomethe subject of the sentence

We form negatives by using ldquowonrsquotrdquo orldquowill notrdquo For examplea) We will not pay the bill (active)b) The bill wonrsquot be paid (passive)

Here are some more examples of thefuture passive

1) They will do something about thesituation (active)Something will be done about thesituation (by them) (passive)

2) They will invite you to the party(active)

You will be invited to the party (bythem) (passive)

3) The teacher will explain theexercise (active)

The exercise will be explained (bythe teacher) (passive)

4) This programme will generatethousands of jobs (active)

Thousands of jobs will be generated(by this programme) (passive)

5) They will understand this message(active)

This message will be understood (bythem) (passive)

6) They will renovate these oldbuildings (active)

These old buildings will berenovated (by them) (passive)

7) This new system will reduce ourproduction costs (active)

Our production costs will bereduced (by this new system)(passive)

8) We will not purchase the newcomputer (active)

The new computer will not bepurchased (by us) (passive)

In this monthrsquos grammar fun section wersquoll be looking at thepassive voice with future tenses

the job

will befinished bya differentcompany

thesebills wonrsquot

be paid untilwe sell some

stock

these oldbuildings will

be completelyrenovated

thismessage will

be understoodperfectly

by them

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S t or y T im e S

t o r y T i m e

Jokes stories and anecdotes as told by native English speakers

GLOSSARYan angel na messenger from God Traditional

angels have wings and a harp

sweetheart n

darling honeyto break off phr vb

to stop a relationship

an engagement n

a commitment to marry someonedevastated adj

emotionally destroyedto forgive vb

to stop being angry with someone

who has done something badwhatrsquos up exp

whatrsquos wrong Whatrsquos the problem

to dig vbto make a hole in the ground

a grave n

a hole for dead bodies

a cubicle na room in a toilet where you can

sit down

occupied adj if a toilet is ldquooccupiedrdquo someone

is using it

to undo your trousers expto open your trousers so you can

take them off

rude adj not polite

mate n inform

my friendreluctant adj

if you are ldquoreluctantrdquo to do

something you donrsquot really want todo that thing

to go into details exp

to explain something with lots of

informationto call someone back exp

to telephone someone who

telephoned youa marriage counsellor n

a type of psychologist who helps

married couples with problemsto wake up grumpy exp

two meanings to wake up in a bad

mood to wake up a person calledGrumpy (one of Snow Whitersquos seven

dwarfs ndash the angry one)

Lucky womanA woman tells her friend ldquoMyhusband is an angelrdquo And herfriend replies ldquoYoursquore luckyMy husband is still aliverdquo

Letter to an exMy Dearest Susansweetheart of my heart Irsquovebeen so sad since I brokeoff our engagement Simplydevastated Wonrsquot you pleaseconsider coming back to meYou hold a place in my heartthat no other woman can fillI can never marry anotherwoman quite like you I needyou so much Please forgiveme and letrsquos make a new startI love you so Yours always andtruly JohnPS Congratulationson winning thelottery

Grave newsVisitor Why are you cryingZoo keeper The elephant isdeadVisitor He must have been avery special elephantZoo keeper No not reallyVisitor So whatrsquos upZoo keeper Irsquove got to dig hisgrave

Mobile callA man walks into a publictoilet He sees two cubiclesone of which is alreadyoccupied So the man goesinto the other one closes thedoor undoes his trousersand sits down A few secondslater he hears a voice comingfrom the cubicle next to him

ldquoHello mate how areyou doingrdquo

The manthinks

ldquoThatrsquos strangerdquo but notwanting to be rude he replies

ldquoYeah not too bad thanksrdquoAfter a short pause the manhears the voice again ldquoSowhat are you doing materdquoUnsure of what to say andsomewhat reluctant to gointo details the man replies

ldquoErm just sitting here on thetoilet How about yourselfrdquo

Then the man hears the voicefor the third time ldquoSorry mateIrsquoll have to call you back later Therersquos some idiot inthe cubicle next to mine whokeeps answering everythingI sayrdquo

Marriage adviceMarriage counsellor to femaleclient ldquoMaybe your problem isthat yoursquove been waking up

grumpy everymorningrdquoClient tomarriagecounsellor ldquoNoI always let him

sleeprdquo

Learn hundreds of phrasal verbs really improve yourEnglish and speak like a native speaker Bookletcomes with listening files

Phrasal verbs booklets

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Download the sound file Load it onto your MP3 player Andlisten Thatrsquos the simplicity of the podcast Theyrsquore on ourfavorite websites and theyrsquore changing the face of radio Inshort a podcast provides us with what we want to hear whenwe want to hear it and where we want to hear it

W983144983137983156 9831459831551048608a9830729831521048687d9831399831371048691t983103Basically a podcast is a digital sound file (usually an MP3) thatcan be downloaded from the internet onto our computersand then onto our MP3 players ldquoPodcastrdquo combines the wordsldquoiPodrdquo and ldquobroadcastrdquo even though the technology was notinvented (only inspired) by Applersquos iPod music player

W983144983137983156 1048688983151983140 The uses of this amazing new technology seem endlessPoliticians use podcasts to update their websites withrecordings on campaign news and policies Preachers andreligious movements offer podcasts of sermons for churchregulars who canrsquot attend the actual servicesArts websites offer audio tours of museums that you can listento as well as cultural city guides So before you travel you candownload hours of commentary about your destination saveit to your iPod and then listen to it as you stroll through thetourist sitesSchools have also taken advantage of the new tool withlessons available for download on academic websites Beingabsent from class will never be the same again And languagelearning sites have podcasts for use in class or as part of a self-study programme

T9831449831411048608p85207910486761048608m1048673983154983147e1048692Marketers quickly saw the promotional value of podcastingIn the US sports-related podcasts are extremely popularand there are official andunofficial links to everypossible team with a

fan-base Film and musicproducers also use them These days many big movieor CD releases have podcastsfor fans to learn more aboutthe film or band It seemsthat any business can use it totheir benefit to get the wordout about a product Best of allpodcasts arenrsquot subject to therules of media governing bodiesQuite simply podcasts are freefrom regulations free for everyone

to enjoy and free to grow at anunstoppable pace and changemedia as we know it

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HOW PODCASTS

CAN HELP YOU LEARN ENGLISH

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G r a m m a r f u n

P o d c a s t s

PodcastsWhat Sound files onwebsites that you can putonto your MP3 playerWhere On internet sitesand blogsHow Just click on theicon and save the soundfile onto your computer Then transfer it to yourMP3 player

GLOSSARY an MP3 file n

a sound file that is compressed

so it is smaller than the originalsound file

to broadcast vb

to put on the radio television etcto update vb

to receive or download the latest

version of a programmea recording na video CD MP3 DVD of something

a preacher n

a member of a religious

organisation who talks to groups of

people about religious issues

a sermon na formal talk given in a church

to attend vb

to go to a place or eventto stroll through phr vb

to walk in a place casually and with

no particular objective

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P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315610486871048608l9831411048673983154n9830721048645983150g983148983145983155h983072Easy-to-understand podcasts from the Britsh councilhttplearnenglishbritishcouncilorgenelementary-podcastsseries-03-episode-17 Business English and audio files in different levels

httpwwwpodcastsinenglishcomindexshtml A different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minuteprogrammehttpwwwbbccoukpodcastsseriestae Stories in English told a bit slower so you can understand themhttpwwwlisten-to-englishcomindexphpcat=podcasts American-English news from the Voice of Americahttpsitunesapplecompodcastid527231444 A podcast for advanced speakers of Englishhttpwwwbetteratenglishcom

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315110486861048608a983072983158983137r10486811048677852084y9830721048687983142 9831561048687983152i10486758520831048608f98315110486901048608y9831519831571048608t983151 983152r852065852067852084i104869110486771048608y983151983157983154 9831091048686983143l1048681852083983144Computer programming and softwarehttphwcdnlibsyncompd60d609f6cb96d35735TheRecord-sp1e2-BrentSimmonsm4ac_id=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1 Spiritual readings selected by TV presenter Oprah Winfreyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastoprahcoms-spirit-channelid275144300mt=2 A daily News podcasthttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastglobal-newsid135067274mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A comedy Podcast plus interviews with celebritieshttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastcomedy-bang-bang-the-podcastid316045799mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A podcast about philosophyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastphilosophy-bitesid257042117mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 Advice on love and relationshipshttpwwwsavagelovecastcom True stories told livehttpthemothorgstoriesid=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1

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HORRIBLE HOODIES

GLOSSARYa sweatshirt nclothing you wear over the upper

part of your body often to keep you

warm when you do sporta hood n

part of a jacket that covers your

head

to cause trouble exp

to make problems for others to

commit minor crimes

a shopping centre n

a large building with many shops

in it

intimidating adj

frightening

a kid na child

to hug vb

to hold someone in an emotional

way

the background n

your background is the kind of

education you have had and yoursocial origin

a guy n informa manboy

a balaclava n

clothing that covers your head and

face to keep you warm

an issue n

an important subject that people

are talking about or discussing

THE CLOTHING THAT MOST FRIGHTENS BRITONSAre teenagers a problem in your country In Britain gangs of teenagers known as ldquohoodiesrdquo areterrorising the country Letrsquos find out more about them

WhatSo first of all what isa hoodie Basically aldquohoodierdquo is a word thatcan be used to referto a sweatshirt with ahood However the wordldquohoodierdquo can also used torefer to a young personwho wears the hood over his or her head covering the faceGang of teens with this clothing on (a gang of hoodies) canbe found in towns and cities all over Britain These gangsof hoodies stand on street corners smoking drinking andcausing trouble These days hoodies are seen as a symbolof social disorder

Anti-hoodiesSome people are already takingaction against hoodies Manyschools have prohibited the useof hoods in school and classand a shopping centre in Kent(the Bluewater Shopping Centre)has banned the wearing ofhooded tops and baseball caps They say that these items ofclothing obscure the face and areintimidatingOne government minister recently talked about hisexperience with hoodies John Prescott (the deputy primeminister) said ldquoI went to a motorway cafe about a year agoand some kid said something to me I said lsquoWhat did you

sayrsquo and he came back with 10 people with hoods youknow these fellas with hoods on He came at me in a veryintimidating mannerrdquo

Pro-hoodiesBut Prescott isnrsquot the only minister to have joined the debate The new leader of theConservative Party David Cameron hascalled for more understanding He evensuggested that people should ldquohug a

hoodierdquo Defending himselfCameron added that

he wanted ldquotounderstand whatrsquos

gone wrong in these childrenrsquos livesrdquoHe asked ldquoWhat is it that brought

that young person to committhat crime at that time Whatrsquosthe background to it Whatare the long-term causes ofcrimerdquo

Hoodie viewsWe asked some British people what theythought about hoodies Herersquos what theysaid

ldquoI donrsquot think hoods are intimidatingbut maybe thatrsquos because Irsquom a guyHoods are stylishrdquo Joe 15

ldquoI think hoodies are fine they shouldnrsquotban them or anythingrdquo Mary 14

ldquoI donrsquot have a problem with people

wearing a hoodie with the hood upwhen the weather is bad but I canrsquotsee the need to wear one inside orwhen the weather is nicerdquo Shirley 34

ldquoItrsquos cold outside People should wearsomething on their heads to keepwarm Are balaclavas to be banned aswellrdquo Michael 17

ldquoWhy would you ban a hoodieSeriously once you ban somethingpeople will have all the more reasonto rebel Take alcohol for examplerdquoPeter 15

Now that it has been made such anissue anybody who wants to commita crime will put on a hoodie and theteens will get the blame Rachel 18

What do you think

i ONLYWANT A

hUG

8

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The section inwhich Dr Fingerscorrects typicalEnglish errors

Error Analysis

1 We use the preposition ldquotordquo with the verb ldquoto apologiserdquo2 You explain something to someone3 We use the present simple after ldquoas soon asrdquo when referring

to a future action4 You apply ldquoforrdquo a course5 A romantic meeting with someone is a ldquodaterdquo You have

ldquoappointmentsrdquo with doctorsdentists etc6 To fight verbally is ldquoto arguerdquo To have a civilised chat about a topic is ldquoto discussrdquo that topic

7 The verb ldquoto riserdquo is non-transitive ndash ie it doesnrsquot need anobject For example ldquoThe sun rises in the eastrdquo The verb ldquotoraiserdquo is transitive and is used with an object

8 We often use possessive pronouns when referring to partsof the body my arm my leg etc

9 With the verb ldquoto hurtrdquo you say the part of the body firstfollowed by the verb

10 The verb ldquoto arriverdquo doesnrsquot usually need a prepositionwhen used with ldquoherethererdquo

11 In English you ldquogo homerdquo with no preposition12 The construction is ldquoasrdquo + adjective + ldquoasrdquo13 We use the present simple after ldquowhenrdquo if it is referring to a

future action

14 We use the present simple following theword ldquoafterrdquo when referring to a future action

15 For negative sentences you need to useldquoeitherrdquo

ActivityRead the sentences find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luckAfterwards you can read the error analysis section

1

He apologised me2 They explained me the situation3 Irsquoll do it as soon as I will arrive home4 She applied a one-year journalism course5 I have an appointment tonight with a man I met at work6 They were discussing all night7 They want to rise the price of petrol8 She broke the arm when she fell down9 It hurts me the head10 Shersquoll arrive to here at 6pm11 They went to home very late12 She isnrsquot as tall that her friend13 Irsquoll pay you when I will have the money in my account14 Shersquoll do it after she will see the film15 I donrsquot have a car and I donrsquot want one as well

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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S t or y T im e S

t o r y T i m e

Jokes stories and anecdotes as told by native English speakers

GLOSSARYan angel na messenger from God Traditional

angels have wings and a harp

sweetheart n

darling honeyto break off phr vb

to stop a relationship

an engagement n

a commitment to marry someonedevastated adj

emotionally destroyedto forgive vb

to stop being angry with someone

who has done something badwhatrsquos up exp

whatrsquos wrong Whatrsquos the problem

to dig vbto make a hole in the ground

a grave n

a hole for dead bodies

a cubicle na room in a toilet where you can

sit down

occupied adj if a toilet is ldquooccupiedrdquo someone

is using it

to undo your trousers expto open your trousers so you can

take them off

rude adj not polite

mate n inform

my friendreluctant adj

if you are ldquoreluctantrdquo to do

something you donrsquot really want todo that thing

to go into details exp

to explain something with lots of

informationto call someone back exp

to telephone someone who

telephoned youa marriage counsellor n

a type of psychologist who helps

married couples with problemsto wake up grumpy exp

two meanings to wake up in a bad

mood to wake up a person calledGrumpy (one of Snow Whitersquos seven

dwarfs ndash the angry one)

Lucky womanA woman tells her friend ldquoMyhusband is an angelrdquo And herfriend replies ldquoYoursquore luckyMy husband is still aliverdquo

Letter to an exMy Dearest Susansweetheart of my heart Irsquovebeen so sad since I brokeoff our engagement Simplydevastated Wonrsquot you pleaseconsider coming back to meYou hold a place in my heartthat no other woman can fillI can never marry anotherwoman quite like you I needyou so much Please forgiveme and letrsquos make a new startI love you so Yours always andtruly JohnPS Congratulationson winning thelottery

Grave newsVisitor Why are you cryingZoo keeper The elephant isdeadVisitor He must have been avery special elephantZoo keeper No not reallyVisitor So whatrsquos upZoo keeper Irsquove got to dig hisgrave

Mobile callA man walks into a publictoilet He sees two cubiclesone of which is alreadyoccupied So the man goesinto the other one closes thedoor undoes his trousersand sits down A few secondslater he hears a voice comingfrom the cubicle next to him

ldquoHello mate how areyou doingrdquo

The manthinks

ldquoThatrsquos strangerdquo but notwanting to be rude he replies

ldquoYeah not too bad thanksrdquoAfter a short pause the manhears the voice again ldquoSowhat are you doing materdquoUnsure of what to say andsomewhat reluctant to gointo details the man replies

ldquoErm just sitting here on thetoilet How about yourselfrdquo

Then the man hears the voicefor the third time ldquoSorry mateIrsquoll have to call you back later Therersquos some idiot inthe cubicle next to mine whokeeps answering everythingI sayrdquo

Marriage adviceMarriage counsellor to femaleclient ldquoMaybe your problem isthat yoursquove been waking up

grumpy everymorningrdquoClient tomarriagecounsellor ldquoNoI always let him

sleeprdquo

Learn hundreds of phrasal verbs really improve yourEnglish and speak like a native speaker Bookletcomes with listening files

Phrasal verbs booklets

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Download the sound file Load it onto your MP3 player Andlisten Thatrsquos the simplicity of the podcast Theyrsquore on ourfavorite websites and theyrsquore changing the face of radio Inshort a podcast provides us with what we want to hear whenwe want to hear it and where we want to hear it

W983144983137983156 9831459831551048608a9830729831521048687d9831399831371048691t983103Basically a podcast is a digital sound file (usually an MP3) thatcan be downloaded from the internet onto our computersand then onto our MP3 players ldquoPodcastrdquo combines the wordsldquoiPodrdquo and ldquobroadcastrdquo even though the technology was notinvented (only inspired) by Applersquos iPod music player

W983144983137983156 1048688983151983140 The uses of this amazing new technology seem endlessPoliticians use podcasts to update their websites withrecordings on campaign news and policies Preachers andreligious movements offer podcasts of sermons for churchregulars who canrsquot attend the actual servicesArts websites offer audio tours of museums that you can listento as well as cultural city guides So before you travel you candownload hours of commentary about your destination saveit to your iPod and then listen to it as you stroll through thetourist sitesSchools have also taken advantage of the new tool withlessons available for download on academic websites Beingabsent from class will never be the same again And languagelearning sites have podcasts for use in class or as part of a self-study programme

T9831449831411048608p85207910486761048608m1048673983154983147e1048692Marketers quickly saw the promotional value of podcastingIn the US sports-related podcasts are extremely popularand there are official andunofficial links to everypossible team with a

fan-base Film and musicproducers also use them These days many big movieor CD releases have podcastsfor fans to learn more aboutthe film or band It seemsthat any business can use it totheir benefit to get the wordout about a product Best of allpodcasts arenrsquot subject to therules of media governing bodiesQuite simply podcasts are freefrom regulations free for everyone

to enjoy and free to grow at anunstoppable pace and changemedia as we know it

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HOW PODCASTS

CAN HELP YOU LEARN ENGLISH

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G r a m m a r f u n

P o d c a s t s

PodcastsWhat Sound files onwebsites that you can putonto your MP3 playerWhere On internet sitesand blogsHow Just click on theicon and save the soundfile onto your computer Then transfer it to yourMP3 player

GLOSSARY an MP3 file n

a sound file that is compressed

so it is smaller than the originalsound file

to broadcast vb

to put on the radio television etcto update vb

to receive or download the latest

version of a programmea recording na video CD MP3 DVD of something

a preacher n

a member of a religious

organisation who talks to groups of

people about religious issues

a sermon na formal talk given in a church

to attend vb

to go to a place or eventto stroll through phr vb

to walk in a place casually and with

no particular objective

Learn more Get an idioms booklet 300 useful idioms + audio files For more information visit wwwlearnhotenglishcom wwwlearnhotenglishcom 7

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315610486871048608l9831411048673983154n9830721048645983150g983148983145983155h983072Easy-to-understand podcasts from the Britsh councilhttplearnenglishbritishcouncilorgenelementary-podcastsseries-03-episode-17 Business English and audio files in different levels

httpwwwpodcastsinenglishcomindexshtml A different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minuteprogrammehttpwwwbbccoukpodcastsseriestae Stories in English told a bit slower so you can understand themhttpwwwlisten-to-englishcomindexphpcat=podcasts American-English news from the Voice of Americahttpsitunesapplecompodcastid527231444 A podcast for advanced speakers of Englishhttpwwwbetteratenglishcom

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315110486861048608a983072983158983137r10486811048677852084y9830721048687983142 9831561048687983152i10486758520831048608f98315110486901048608y9831519831571048608t983151 983152r852065852067852084i104869110486771048608y983151983157983154 9831091048686983143l1048681852083983144Computer programming and softwarehttphwcdnlibsyncompd60d609f6cb96d35735TheRecord-sp1e2-BrentSimmonsm4ac_id=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1 Spiritual readings selected by TV presenter Oprah Winfreyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastoprahcoms-spirit-channelid275144300mt=2 A daily News podcasthttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastglobal-newsid135067274mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A comedy Podcast plus interviews with celebritieshttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastcomedy-bang-bang-the-podcastid316045799mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A podcast about philosophyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastphilosophy-bitesid257042117mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 Advice on love and relationshipshttpwwwsavagelovecastcom True stories told livehttpthemothorgstoriesid=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1

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HORRIBLE HOODIES

GLOSSARYa sweatshirt nclothing you wear over the upper

part of your body often to keep you

warm when you do sporta hood n

part of a jacket that covers your

head

to cause trouble exp

to make problems for others to

commit minor crimes

a shopping centre n

a large building with many shops

in it

intimidating adj

frightening

a kid na child

to hug vb

to hold someone in an emotional

way

the background n

your background is the kind of

education you have had and yoursocial origin

a guy n informa manboy

a balaclava n

clothing that covers your head and

face to keep you warm

an issue n

an important subject that people

are talking about or discussing

THE CLOTHING THAT MOST FRIGHTENS BRITONSAre teenagers a problem in your country In Britain gangs of teenagers known as ldquohoodiesrdquo areterrorising the country Letrsquos find out more about them

WhatSo first of all what isa hoodie Basically aldquohoodierdquo is a word thatcan be used to referto a sweatshirt with ahood However the wordldquohoodierdquo can also used torefer to a young personwho wears the hood over his or her head covering the faceGang of teens with this clothing on (a gang of hoodies) canbe found in towns and cities all over Britain These gangsof hoodies stand on street corners smoking drinking andcausing trouble These days hoodies are seen as a symbolof social disorder

Anti-hoodiesSome people are already takingaction against hoodies Manyschools have prohibited the useof hoods in school and classand a shopping centre in Kent(the Bluewater Shopping Centre)has banned the wearing ofhooded tops and baseball caps They say that these items ofclothing obscure the face and areintimidatingOne government minister recently talked about hisexperience with hoodies John Prescott (the deputy primeminister) said ldquoI went to a motorway cafe about a year agoand some kid said something to me I said lsquoWhat did you

sayrsquo and he came back with 10 people with hoods youknow these fellas with hoods on He came at me in a veryintimidating mannerrdquo

Pro-hoodiesBut Prescott isnrsquot the only minister to have joined the debate The new leader of theConservative Party David Cameron hascalled for more understanding He evensuggested that people should ldquohug a

hoodierdquo Defending himselfCameron added that

he wanted ldquotounderstand whatrsquos

gone wrong in these childrenrsquos livesrdquoHe asked ldquoWhat is it that brought

that young person to committhat crime at that time Whatrsquosthe background to it Whatare the long-term causes ofcrimerdquo

Hoodie viewsWe asked some British people what theythought about hoodies Herersquos what theysaid

ldquoI donrsquot think hoods are intimidatingbut maybe thatrsquos because Irsquom a guyHoods are stylishrdquo Joe 15

ldquoI think hoodies are fine they shouldnrsquotban them or anythingrdquo Mary 14

ldquoI donrsquot have a problem with people

wearing a hoodie with the hood upwhen the weather is bad but I canrsquotsee the need to wear one inside orwhen the weather is nicerdquo Shirley 34

ldquoItrsquos cold outside People should wearsomething on their heads to keepwarm Are balaclavas to be banned aswellrdquo Michael 17

ldquoWhy would you ban a hoodieSeriously once you ban somethingpeople will have all the more reasonto rebel Take alcohol for examplerdquoPeter 15

Now that it has been made such anissue anybody who wants to commita crime will put on a hoodie and theteens will get the blame Rachel 18

What do you think

i ONLYWANT A

hUG

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The section inwhich Dr Fingerscorrects typicalEnglish errors

Error Analysis

1 We use the preposition ldquotordquo with the verb ldquoto apologiserdquo2 You explain something to someone3 We use the present simple after ldquoas soon asrdquo when referring

to a future action4 You apply ldquoforrdquo a course5 A romantic meeting with someone is a ldquodaterdquo You have

ldquoappointmentsrdquo with doctorsdentists etc6 To fight verbally is ldquoto arguerdquo To have a civilised chat about a topic is ldquoto discussrdquo that topic

7 The verb ldquoto riserdquo is non-transitive ndash ie it doesnrsquot need anobject For example ldquoThe sun rises in the eastrdquo The verb ldquotoraiserdquo is transitive and is used with an object

8 We often use possessive pronouns when referring to partsof the body my arm my leg etc

9 With the verb ldquoto hurtrdquo you say the part of the body firstfollowed by the verb

10 The verb ldquoto arriverdquo doesnrsquot usually need a prepositionwhen used with ldquoherethererdquo

11 In English you ldquogo homerdquo with no preposition12 The construction is ldquoasrdquo + adjective + ldquoasrdquo13 We use the present simple after ldquowhenrdquo if it is referring to a

future action

14 We use the present simple following theword ldquoafterrdquo when referring to a future action

15 For negative sentences you need to useldquoeitherrdquo

ActivityRead the sentences find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luckAfterwards you can read the error analysis section

1

He apologised me2 They explained me the situation3 Irsquoll do it as soon as I will arrive home4 She applied a one-year journalism course5 I have an appointment tonight with a man I met at work6 They were discussing all night7 They want to rise the price of petrol8 She broke the arm when she fell down9 It hurts me the head10 Shersquoll arrive to here at 6pm11 They went to home very late12 She isnrsquot as tall that her friend13 Irsquoll pay you when I will have the money in my account14 Shersquoll do it after she will see the film15 I donrsquot have a car and I donrsquot want one as well

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CORECTION CLINICR

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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F R E E 1 6 - p a

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s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

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f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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Download the sound file Load it onto your MP3 player Andlisten Thatrsquos the simplicity of the podcast Theyrsquore on ourfavorite websites and theyrsquore changing the face of radio Inshort a podcast provides us with what we want to hear whenwe want to hear it and where we want to hear it

W983144983137983156 9831459831551048608a9830729831521048687d9831399831371048691t983103Basically a podcast is a digital sound file (usually an MP3) thatcan be downloaded from the internet onto our computersand then onto our MP3 players ldquoPodcastrdquo combines the wordsldquoiPodrdquo and ldquobroadcastrdquo even though the technology was notinvented (only inspired) by Applersquos iPod music player

W983144983137983156 1048688983151983140 The uses of this amazing new technology seem endlessPoliticians use podcasts to update their websites withrecordings on campaign news and policies Preachers andreligious movements offer podcasts of sermons for churchregulars who canrsquot attend the actual servicesArts websites offer audio tours of museums that you can listento as well as cultural city guides So before you travel you candownload hours of commentary about your destination saveit to your iPod and then listen to it as you stroll through thetourist sitesSchools have also taken advantage of the new tool withlessons available for download on academic websites Beingabsent from class will never be the same again And languagelearning sites have podcasts for use in class or as part of a self-study programme

T9831449831411048608p85207910486761048608m1048673983154983147e1048692Marketers quickly saw the promotional value of podcastingIn the US sports-related podcasts are extremely popularand there are official andunofficial links to everypossible team with a

fan-base Film and musicproducers also use them These days many big movieor CD releases have podcastsfor fans to learn more aboutthe film or band It seemsthat any business can use it totheir benefit to get the wordout about a product Best of allpodcasts arenrsquot subject to therules of media governing bodiesQuite simply podcasts are freefrom regulations free for everyone

to enjoy and free to grow at anunstoppable pace and changemedia as we know it

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HOW PODCASTS

CAN HELP YOU LEARN ENGLISH

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G r a m m a r f u n

P o d c a s t s

PodcastsWhat Sound files onwebsites that you can putonto your MP3 playerWhere On internet sitesand blogsHow Just click on theicon and save the soundfile onto your computer Then transfer it to yourMP3 player

GLOSSARY an MP3 file n

a sound file that is compressed

so it is smaller than the originalsound file

to broadcast vb

to put on the radio television etcto update vb

to receive or download the latest

version of a programmea recording na video CD MP3 DVD of something

a preacher n

a member of a religious

organisation who talks to groups of

people about religious issues

a sermon na formal talk given in a church

to attend vb

to go to a place or eventto stroll through phr vb

to walk in a place casually and with

no particular objective

Learn more Get an idioms booklet 300 useful idioms + audio files For more information visit wwwlearnhotenglishcom wwwlearnhotenglishcom 7

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315610486871048608l9831411048673983154n9830721048645983150g983148983145983155h983072Easy-to-understand podcasts from the Britsh councilhttplearnenglishbritishcouncilorgenelementary-podcastsseries-03-episode-17 Business English and audio files in different levels

httpwwwpodcastsinenglishcomindexshtml A different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minuteprogrammehttpwwwbbccoukpodcastsseriestae Stories in English told a bit slower so you can understand themhttpwwwlisten-to-englishcomindexphpcat=podcasts American-English news from the Voice of Americahttpsitunesapplecompodcastid527231444 A podcast for advanced speakers of Englishhttpwwwbetteratenglishcom

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315110486861048608a983072983158983137r10486811048677852084y9830721048687983142 9831561048687983152i10486758520831048608f98315110486901048608y9831519831571048608t983151 983152r852065852067852084i104869110486771048608y983151983157983154 9831091048686983143l1048681852083983144Computer programming and softwarehttphwcdnlibsyncompd60d609f6cb96d35735TheRecord-sp1e2-BrentSimmonsm4ac_id=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1 Spiritual readings selected by TV presenter Oprah Winfreyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastoprahcoms-spirit-channelid275144300mt=2 A daily News podcasthttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastglobal-newsid135067274mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A comedy Podcast plus interviews with celebritieshttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastcomedy-bang-bang-the-podcastid316045799mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A podcast about philosophyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastphilosophy-bitesid257042117mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 Advice on love and relationshipshttpwwwsavagelovecastcom True stories told livehttpthemothorgstoriesid=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1

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HORRIBLE HOODIES

GLOSSARYa sweatshirt nclothing you wear over the upper

part of your body often to keep you

warm when you do sporta hood n

part of a jacket that covers your

head

to cause trouble exp

to make problems for others to

commit minor crimes

a shopping centre n

a large building with many shops

in it

intimidating adj

frightening

a kid na child

to hug vb

to hold someone in an emotional

way

the background n

your background is the kind of

education you have had and yoursocial origin

a guy n informa manboy

a balaclava n

clothing that covers your head and

face to keep you warm

an issue n

an important subject that people

are talking about or discussing

THE CLOTHING THAT MOST FRIGHTENS BRITONSAre teenagers a problem in your country In Britain gangs of teenagers known as ldquohoodiesrdquo areterrorising the country Letrsquos find out more about them

WhatSo first of all what isa hoodie Basically aldquohoodierdquo is a word thatcan be used to referto a sweatshirt with ahood However the wordldquohoodierdquo can also used torefer to a young personwho wears the hood over his or her head covering the faceGang of teens with this clothing on (a gang of hoodies) canbe found in towns and cities all over Britain These gangsof hoodies stand on street corners smoking drinking andcausing trouble These days hoodies are seen as a symbolof social disorder

Anti-hoodiesSome people are already takingaction against hoodies Manyschools have prohibited the useof hoods in school and classand a shopping centre in Kent(the Bluewater Shopping Centre)has banned the wearing ofhooded tops and baseball caps They say that these items ofclothing obscure the face and areintimidatingOne government minister recently talked about hisexperience with hoodies John Prescott (the deputy primeminister) said ldquoI went to a motorway cafe about a year agoand some kid said something to me I said lsquoWhat did you

sayrsquo and he came back with 10 people with hoods youknow these fellas with hoods on He came at me in a veryintimidating mannerrdquo

Pro-hoodiesBut Prescott isnrsquot the only minister to have joined the debate The new leader of theConservative Party David Cameron hascalled for more understanding He evensuggested that people should ldquohug a

hoodierdquo Defending himselfCameron added that

he wanted ldquotounderstand whatrsquos

gone wrong in these childrenrsquos livesrdquoHe asked ldquoWhat is it that brought

that young person to committhat crime at that time Whatrsquosthe background to it Whatare the long-term causes ofcrimerdquo

Hoodie viewsWe asked some British people what theythought about hoodies Herersquos what theysaid

ldquoI donrsquot think hoods are intimidatingbut maybe thatrsquos because Irsquom a guyHoods are stylishrdquo Joe 15

ldquoI think hoodies are fine they shouldnrsquotban them or anythingrdquo Mary 14

ldquoI donrsquot have a problem with people

wearing a hoodie with the hood upwhen the weather is bad but I canrsquotsee the need to wear one inside orwhen the weather is nicerdquo Shirley 34

ldquoItrsquos cold outside People should wearsomething on their heads to keepwarm Are balaclavas to be banned aswellrdquo Michael 17

ldquoWhy would you ban a hoodieSeriously once you ban somethingpeople will have all the more reasonto rebel Take alcohol for examplerdquoPeter 15

Now that it has been made such anissue anybody who wants to commita crime will put on a hoodie and theteens will get the blame Rachel 18

What do you think

i ONLYWANT A

hUG

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The section inwhich Dr Fingerscorrects typicalEnglish errors

Error Analysis

1 We use the preposition ldquotordquo with the verb ldquoto apologiserdquo2 You explain something to someone3 We use the present simple after ldquoas soon asrdquo when referring

to a future action4 You apply ldquoforrdquo a course5 A romantic meeting with someone is a ldquodaterdquo You have

ldquoappointmentsrdquo with doctorsdentists etc6 To fight verbally is ldquoto arguerdquo To have a civilised chat about a topic is ldquoto discussrdquo that topic

7 The verb ldquoto riserdquo is non-transitive ndash ie it doesnrsquot need anobject For example ldquoThe sun rises in the eastrdquo The verb ldquotoraiserdquo is transitive and is used with an object

8 We often use possessive pronouns when referring to partsof the body my arm my leg etc

9 With the verb ldquoto hurtrdquo you say the part of the body firstfollowed by the verb

10 The verb ldquoto arriverdquo doesnrsquot usually need a prepositionwhen used with ldquoherethererdquo

11 In English you ldquogo homerdquo with no preposition12 The construction is ldquoasrdquo + adjective + ldquoasrdquo13 We use the present simple after ldquowhenrdquo if it is referring to a

future action

14 We use the present simple following theword ldquoafterrdquo when referring to a future action

15 For negative sentences you need to useldquoeitherrdquo

ActivityRead the sentences find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luckAfterwards you can read the error analysis section

1

He apologised me2 They explained me the situation3 Irsquoll do it as soon as I will arrive home4 She applied a one-year journalism course5 I have an appointment tonight with a man I met at work6 They were discussing all night7 They want to rise the price of petrol8 She broke the arm when she fell down9 It hurts me the head10 Shersquoll arrive to here at 6pm11 They went to home very late12 She isnrsquot as tall that her friend13 Irsquoll pay you when I will have the money in my account14 Shersquoll do it after she will see the film15 I donrsquot have a car and I donrsquot want one as well

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CORECTION CLINICR

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

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f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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G r a m m a r f u n

P o d c a s t s

PodcastsWhat Sound files onwebsites that you can putonto your MP3 playerWhere On internet sitesand blogsHow Just click on theicon and save the soundfile onto your computer Then transfer it to yourMP3 player

GLOSSARY an MP3 file n

a sound file that is compressed

so it is smaller than the originalsound file

to broadcast vb

to put on the radio television etcto update vb

to receive or download the latest

version of a programmea recording na video CD MP3 DVD of something

a preacher n

a member of a religious

organisation who talks to groups of

people about religious issues

a sermon na formal talk given in a church

to attend vb

to go to a place or eventto stroll through phr vb

to walk in a place casually and with

no particular objective

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P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315610486871048608l9831411048673983154n9830721048645983150g983148983145983155h983072Easy-to-understand podcasts from the Britsh councilhttplearnenglishbritishcouncilorgenelementary-podcastsseries-03-episode-17 Business English and audio files in different levels

httpwwwpodcastsinenglishcomindexshtml A different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minuteprogrammehttpwwwbbccoukpodcastsseriestae Stories in English told a bit slower so you can understand themhttpwwwlisten-to-englishcomindexphpcat=podcasts American-English news from the Voice of Americahttpsitunesapplecompodcastid527231444 A podcast for advanced speakers of Englishhttpwwwbetteratenglishcom

P983151983140983139a10486911048692983155 98315110486861048608a983072983158983137r10486811048677852084y9830721048687983142 9831561048687983152i10486758520831048608f98315110486901048608y9831519831571048608t983151 983152r852065852067852084i104869110486771048608y983151983157983154 9831091048686983143l1048681852083983144Computer programming and softwarehttphwcdnlibsyncompd60d609f6cb96d35735TheRecord-sp1e2-BrentSimmonsm4ac_id=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1 Spiritual readings selected by TV presenter Oprah Winfreyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastoprahcoms-spirit-channelid275144300mt=2 A daily News podcasthttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastglobal-newsid135067274mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A comedy Podcast plus interviews with celebritieshttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastcomedy-bang-bang-the-podcastid316045799mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 A podcast about philosophyhttpsitunesapplecomuspodcastphilosophy-bitesid257042117mt=2ampign-mpt=uo3D4 Advice on love and relationshipshttpwwwsavagelovecastcom True stories told livehttpthemothorgstoriesid=7228767ampexpiration=1410523750amphwt=c7cb9740ac209dfa48f274fad41650e1

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HORRIBLE HOODIES

GLOSSARYa sweatshirt nclothing you wear over the upper

part of your body often to keep you

warm when you do sporta hood n

part of a jacket that covers your

head

to cause trouble exp

to make problems for others to

commit minor crimes

a shopping centre n

a large building with many shops

in it

intimidating adj

frightening

a kid na child

to hug vb

to hold someone in an emotional

way

the background n

your background is the kind of

education you have had and yoursocial origin

a guy n informa manboy

a balaclava n

clothing that covers your head and

face to keep you warm

an issue n

an important subject that people

are talking about or discussing

THE CLOTHING THAT MOST FRIGHTENS BRITONSAre teenagers a problem in your country In Britain gangs of teenagers known as ldquohoodiesrdquo areterrorising the country Letrsquos find out more about them

WhatSo first of all what isa hoodie Basically aldquohoodierdquo is a word thatcan be used to referto a sweatshirt with ahood However the wordldquohoodierdquo can also used torefer to a young personwho wears the hood over his or her head covering the faceGang of teens with this clothing on (a gang of hoodies) canbe found in towns and cities all over Britain These gangsof hoodies stand on street corners smoking drinking andcausing trouble These days hoodies are seen as a symbolof social disorder

Anti-hoodiesSome people are already takingaction against hoodies Manyschools have prohibited the useof hoods in school and classand a shopping centre in Kent(the Bluewater Shopping Centre)has banned the wearing ofhooded tops and baseball caps They say that these items ofclothing obscure the face and areintimidatingOne government minister recently talked about hisexperience with hoodies John Prescott (the deputy primeminister) said ldquoI went to a motorway cafe about a year agoand some kid said something to me I said lsquoWhat did you

sayrsquo and he came back with 10 people with hoods youknow these fellas with hoods on He came at me in a veryintimidating mannerrdquo

Pro-hoodiesBut Prescott isnrsquot the only minister to have joined the debate The new leader of theConservative Party David Cameron hascalled for more understanding He evensuggested that people should ldquohug a

hoodierdquo Defending himselfCameron added that

he wanted ldquotounderstand whatrsquos

gone wrong in these childrenrsquos livesrdquoHe asked ldquoWhat is it that brought

that young person to committhat crime at that time Whatrsquosthe background to it Whatare the long-term causes ofcrimerdquo

Hoodie viewsWe asked some British people what theythought about hoodies Herersquos what theysaid

ldquoI donrsquot think hoods are intimidatingbut maybe thatrsquos because Irsquom a guyHoods are stylishrdquo Joe 15

ldquoI think hoodies are fine they shouldnrsquotban them or anythingrdquo Mary 14

ldquoI donrsquot have a problem with people

wearing a hoodie with the hood upwhen the weather is bad but I canrsquotsee the need to wear one inside orwhen the weather is nicerdquo Shirley 34

ldquoItrsquos cold outside People should wearsomething on their heads to keepwarm Are balaclavas to be banned aswellrdquo Michael 17

ldquoWhy would you ban a hoodieSeriously once you ban somethingpeople will have all the more reasonto rebel Take alcohol for examplerdquoPeter 15

Now that it has been made such anissue anybody who wants to commita crime will put on a hoodie and theteens will get the blame Rachel 18

What do you think

i ONLYWANT A

hUG

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The section inwhich Dr Fingerscorrects typicalEnglish errors

Error Analysis

1 We use the preposition ldquotordquo with the verb ldquoto apologiserdquo2 You explain something to someone3 We use the present simple after ldquoas soon asrdquo when referring

to a future action4 You apply ldquoforrdquo a course5 A romantic meeting with someone is a ldquodaterdquo You have

ldquoappointmentsrdquo with doctorsdentists etc6 To fight verbally is ldquoto arguerdquo To have a civilised chat about a topic is ldquoto discussrdquo that topic

7 The verb ldquoto riserdquo is non-transitive ndash ie it doesnrsquot need anobject For example ldquoThe sun rises in the eastrdquo The verb ldquotoraiserdquo is transitive and is used with an object

8 We often use possessive pronouns when referring to partsof the body my arm my leg etc

9 With the verb ldquoto hurtrdquo you say the part of the body firstfollowed by the verb

10 The verb ldquoto arriverdquo doesnrsquot usually need a prepositionwhen used with ldquoherethererdquo

11 In English you ldquogo homerdquo with no preposition12 The construction is ldquoasrdquo + adjective + ldquoasrdquo13 We use the present simple after ldquowhenrdquo if it is referring to a

future action

14 We use the present simple following theword ldquoafterrdquo when referring to a future action

15 For negative sentences you need to useldquoeitherrdquo

ActivityRead the sentences find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luckAfterwards you can read the error analysis section

1

He apologised me2 They explained me the situation3 Irsquoll do it as soon as I will arrive home4 She applied a one-year journalism course5 I have an appointment tonight with a man I met at work6 They were discussing all night7 They want to rise the price of petrol8 She broke the arm when she fell down9 It hurts me the head10 Shersquoll arrive to here at 6pm11 They went to home very late12 She isnrsquot as tall that her friend13 Irsquoll pay you when I will have the money in my account14 Shersquoll do it after she will see the film15 I donrsquot have a car and I donrsquot want one as well

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Yoursquoll really improveyour listening skills +yoursquoll learn lotsof useful English

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Exclusive area for your academyFree magazine advertisingClear and appealingmethod for youradult classes(16 yrs+)

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CORECTION CLINICR

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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HORRIBLE HOODIES

GLOSSARYa sweatshirt nclothing you wear over the upper

part of your body often to keep you

warm when you do sporta hood n

part of a jacket that covers your

head

to cause trouble exp

to make problems for others to

commit minor crimes

a shopping centre n

a large building with many shops

in it

intimidating adj

frightening

a kid na child

to hug vb

to hold someone in an emotional

way

the background n

your background is the kind of

education you have had and yoursocial origin

a guy n informa manboy

a balaclava n

clothing that covers your head and

face to keep you warm

an issue n

an important subject that people

are talking about or discussing

THE CLOTHING THAT MOST FRIGHTENS BRITONSAre teenagers a problem in your country In Britain gangs of teenagers known as ldquohoodiesrdquo areterrorising the country Letrsquos find out more about them

WhatSo first of all what isa hoodie Basically aldquohoodierdquo is a word thatcan be used to referto a sweatshirt with ahood However the wordldquohoodierdquo can also used torefer to a young personwho wears the hood over his or her head covering the faceGang of teens with this clothing on (a gang of hoodies) canbe found in towns and cities all over Britain These gangsof hoodies stand on street corners smoking drinking andcausing trouble These days hoodies are seen as a symbolof social disorder

Anti-hoodiesSome people are already takingaction against hoodies Manyschools have prohibited the useof hoods in school and classand a shopping centre in Kent(the Bluewater Shopping Centre)has banned the wearing ofhooded tops and baseball caps They say that these items ofclothing obscure the face and areintimidatingOne government minister recently talked about hisexperience with hoodies John Prescott (the deputy primeminister) said ldquoI went to a motorway cafe about a year agoand some kid said something to me I said lsquoWhat did you

sayrsquo and he came back with 10 people with hoods youknow these fellas with hoods on He came at me in a veryintimidating mannerrdquo

Pro-hoodiesBut Prescott isnrsquot the only minister to have joined the debate The new leader of theConservative Party David Cameron hascalled for more understanding He evensuggested that people should ldquohug a

hoodierdquo Defending himselfCameron added that

he wanted ldquotounderstand whatrsquos

gone wrong in these childrenrsquos livesrdquoHe asked ldquoWhat is it that brought

that young person to committhat crime at that time Whatrsquosthe background to it Whatare the long-term causes ofcrimerdquo

Hoodie viewsWe asked some British people what theythought about hoodies Herersquos what theysaid

ldquoI donrsquot think hoods are intimidatingbut maybe thatrsquos because Irsquom a guyHoods are stylishrdquo Joe 15

ldquoI think hoodies are fine they shouldnrsquotban them or anythingrdquo Mary 14

ldquoI donrsquot have a problem with people

wearing a hoodie with the hood upwhen the weather is bad but I canrsquotsee the need to wear one inside orwhen the weather is nicerdquo Shirley 34

ldquoItrsquos cold outside People should wearsomething on their heads to keepwarm Are balaclavas to be banned aswellrdquo Michael 17

ldquoWhy would you ban a hoodieSeriously once you ban somethingpeople will have all the more reasonto rebel Take alcohol for examplerdquoPeter 15

Now that it has been made such anissue anybody who wants to commita crime will put on a hoodie and theteens will get the blame Rachel 18

What do you think

i ONLYWANT A

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The section inwhich Dr Fingerscorrects typicalEnglish errors

Error Analysis

1 We use the preposition ldquotordquo with the verb ldquoto apologiserdquo2 You explain something to someone3 We use the present simple after ldquoas soon asrdquo when referring

to a future action4 You apply ldquoforrdquo a course5 A romantic meeting with someone is a ldquodaterdquo You have

ldquoappointmentsrdquo with doctorsdentists etc6 To fight verbally is ldquoto arguerdquo To have a civilised chat about a topic is ldquoto discussrdquo that topic

7 The verb ldquoto riserdquo is non-transitive ndash ie it doesnrsquot need anobject For example ldquoThe sun rises in the eastrdquo The verb ldquotoraiserdquo is transitive and is used with an object

8 We often use possessive pronouns when referring to partsof the body my arm my leg etc

9 With the verb ldquoto hurtrdquo you say the part of the body firstfollowed by the verb

10 The verb ldquoto arriverdquo doesnrsquot usually need a prepositionwhen used with ldquoherethererdquo

11 In English you ldquogo homerdquo with no preposition12 The construction is ldquoasrdquo + adjective + ldquoasrdquo13 We use the present simple after ldquowhenrdquo if it is referring to a

future action

14 We use the present simple following theword ldquoafterrdquo when referring to a future action

15 For negative sentences you need to useldquoeitherrdquo

ActivityRead the sentences find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luckAfterwards you can read the error analysis section

1

He apologised me2 They explained me the situation3 Irsquoll do it as soon as I will arrive home4 She applied a one-year journalism course5 I have an appointment tonight with a man I met at work6 They were discussing all night7 They want to rise the price of petrol8 She broke the arm when she fell down9 It hurts me the head10 Shersquoll arrive to here at 6pm11 They went to home very late12 She isnrsquot as tall that her friend13 Irsquoll pay you when I will have the money in my account14 Shersquoll do it after she will see the film15 I donrsquot have a car and I donrsquot want one as well

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Yoursquoll really improveyour listening skills +yoursquoll learn lotsof useful English

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CORECTION CLINICR

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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i P a d + i P a d m i n i + i P h o

n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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The section inwhich Dr Fingerscorrects typicalEnglish errors

Error Analysis

1 We use the preposition ldquotordquo with the verb ldquoto apologiserdquo2 You explain something to someone3 We use the present simple after ldquoas soon asrdquo when referring

to a future action4 You apply ldquoforrdquo a course5 A romantic meeting with someone is a ldquodaterdquo You have

ldquoappointmentsrdquo with doctorsdentists etc6 To fight verbally is ldquoto arguerdquo To have a civilised chat about a topic is ldquoto discussrdquo that topic

7 The verb ldquoto riserdquo is non-transitive ndash ie it doesnrsquot need anobject For example ldquoThe sun rises in the eastrdquo The verb ldquotoraiserdquo is transitive and is used with an object

8 We often use possessive pronouns when referring to partsof the body my arm my leg etc

9 With the verb ldquoto hurtrdquo you say the part of the body firstfollowed by the verb

10 The verb ldquoto arriverdquo doesnrsquot usually need a prepositionwhen used with ldquoherethererdquo

11 In English you ldquogo homerdquo with no preposition12 The construction is ldquoasrdquo + adjective + ldquoasrdquo13 We use the present simple after ldquowhenrdquo if it is referring to a

future action

14 We use the present simple following theword ldquoafterrdquo when referring to a future action

15 For negative sentences you need to useldquoeitherrdquo

ActivityRead the sentences find the errors and correct the sentences Then listen to the CD to check your answers Good luckAfterwards you can read the error analysis section

1

He apologised me2 They explained me the situation3 Irsquoll do it as soon as I will arrive home4 She applied a one-year journalism course5 I have an appointment tonight with a man I met at work6 They were discussing all night7 They want to rise the price of petrol8 She broke the arm when she fell down9 It hurts me the head10 Shersquoll arrive to here at 6pm11 They went to home very late12 She isnrsquot as tall that her friend13 Irsquoll pay you when I will have the money in my account14 Shersquoll do it after she will see the film15 I donrsquot have a car and I donrsquot want one as well

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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g Banks and mon e y

What you saybull How much is it pleasebull Whatrsquos the total amountbull Are you going to buy itbull How much are you going to

spendbull How much do you earn a

monthbull How much have you got in

savingsbull How many bank accounts

do you havebull Did you save any money

last monthbull Shall we go shoppingbull How much did that cost

youbull Where did you get thatbull Was it expensivecheapbull Irsquoll get this one Irsquoll pay for

thisbull Lunch is on me Irsquoll get

lunchbull These are on me Irsquoll pay

for thesebull How much do you spend

each month on X

What you hear bull Thatrsquoll be six pounds pleasebull I donrsquot earn very muchbull It didnrsquot cost very muchbull It was really expensive

SpeakingNow use these expressionsto practise asking andanswering questions

Useful Expressions ndash MoneyListen and repeat these useful expressions

A safe

Basic English

A bank

A price tagA bank vault

Credit cards A cashier (ldquotellerrdquo US English)

Chip and PIN technology

A wallet

A purse

Currency conversion

A calculator

Banknotes

A coin A piggybank

A tipgratuity

A bureau de changeA cash-point or ldquoATMrdquo

A cheque

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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ISSN 1577-7898Depoacutesito Legal M142772001August 2014

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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A m e r c i a n 2 1

AMERICAN The Niagara FallsSee the Niagara Fallsfrom a helicopter Itrsquosreally the best wayto see the crashingfalls of Niagara onthe border betweenupstate New York and Canada Plenty ofcompanies fly over the three falls which areknown as The American Falls The Bridal VeilFalls and the Horseshoe Falls More than150000 million gallons of water flow overthe falls per second The view from the edgeis equally as impressive However even onsunny warm days remember to wear raingear so you donrsquot get drenched

A roadtrip Take the classic road trip on the all-Americanhighway Route 66 This highway stretches from Chicago Illinois to Los AngelesCalifornia crossing eight states and threetime zones on the way Once called AmericarsquosMain Street the two-lane highway is notincluded on maps any more but mostAmericans know exactly what and where it isHave a look at wwwhistoric66com for linksto motels diners or historical sites along theway And just take Nat King Colersquos advice and

ldquoget your kicks on Route 66rdquo

Park strollVisit the brand-new park in the heartof Chicago Millennium Park It has anamphitheatre designed by Guggenheim-architect Frank Gehry for free concerts and abotanical garden to wander through The bestsculpture in the park is the Cloud Gate withits bean-like shape which reflects downtownChicago and the people who are walkingunder it For more information check out thewebsite wwwmillenniumparkorg

American footballGo to an American football game at a universityFind out something about the teams that areplaying and decide which one you want tosupport Afterwards you can make sure yourclothes match the team colors Itrsquos a great wayto make friendshellip and a few enemies (but allin a light-hearted way) During the game joinin the cheering eat hot dogs and drink beerYoursquoll be a true American star

ShoppingVisit the Mall of America the biggest shoppingmall in the United States with hundreds ofshops It has an amusement park called CampSnoopy (to honor the Minnesotan cartoonistCharles Schultz) a walk-through Aquarium andthe LEGO play centre for kids and adults Aftera dayrsquos shopping spend some time at JillianrsquosHigh Life Lanes playing a favorite Americanpastime bowling Plan your trip at

wwwmallofamericacom

A canoe trip There are more thana thousand riversand lakes in the areabetween northeasternMinnesota and Ontario Canada known as TheBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Itrsquosquiet free of tourists and well worth a visitAll forms of motor vehicle are prohibited andtherersquos no electricity or telephone line andsome of the lakes have no roads either During

winter when the lakes and rivers are frozenover you can camp there but yoursquoll needspecialized equipment including cross countryskis snowshoes and a warm sleeping bag Formore information visit wwwbwcaworg

21This is another part of our series on 21 things to do in the USBy Ayelet Drori (US English)

GLOSSARYto get drenched exp

to become very weta highway n

a large road with many lanes (lines

of traffic)to stretch vb

if something ldquostretchesrdquoover an area it

covers that areaa time zone n

the world is divided into many

different areas that are either ahead of

the time in Greenwich England (GMTndash Greenwich Mean Time) or behind it

to get your kicks exp inform

to have your funbrand-new adj

very new something you have just

boughtto wander through phr vb

to walk in an area with no particular

objectivedowntown adv

in the centre of town

light-hearted adj fun not serious

cheering nthe noise made by people supporting

a teamto freeze over phr vb

to become ice (the surface)

cross country skis nskis used to travel over land

mountains

TWENTY ONE THINGS YOU MUST DO AND SEE THE USA

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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QUIZ ARE YOU SELF-CENTREDDo you often think about other people Or are you so selfish that you only care about yourself and yourown needs Do our quiz and find out whether you are self-centred or not Quiz Analysis on page 18

1Yoursquove just entered a bar

with some friends Whatdo you doa) I ask everyone what they

want and go and orderthe drinks

b) I rush up to the bar andget myself a drink quickly

2A work colleague has justfound out that he has aterrible illness How doyou react

a) I tell him how sorry I amand ask if hersquod like to talkabout it I also offer myassistance for anythinghe may need

b) I tell him how Irsquove beenfeeling a bit ill recentlytoo

3Whatrsquos your favouritetopic of conversation

a) Whatever anyone elsewants to talk about ndashthe latest news a bitof celebrity gossipanything really

b) ME

4Yoursquore stranded on a

desert island with a groupof people You find acoconut tree What doyou do

a) I get all the coconutsand share them with theothers

b) I secretly take all thecoconuts and hidethem so I can eat themlater

5You see an elderlygentleman drop hiswallet in the streetWhat do you do

a) I run after him and givethe wallet to him

b) I put my foot on thewallet and then whenno onersquos looking I slip itinto my pocket

6A friendrsquos relative has justdied What do you do

a) I comfort him or herb) I tell him or her about all

my relatives who havedied

7A friend has just lost her job and is feeling a bitdepressed What do youdo

a) I spend an afternoonhelping her find anotherone

b) I tell her how fantastic my job is

8Yoursquove been out walkingin the mountains with

some friends Yoursquoreall very hungry andyoursquove just arrivedhome What do youdo

a) I offer to go out andbuy a takeaway foreveryone

b) I sneak off to the kitchenand stuff myself witheverything in the fridgeIrsquom starving

GLOSSARYto rush up (to a place) exp

to go to a place very quickly

the latest news n

the most recent news

gossip n

information about peoplersquos personallives

stranded adj

if you are ldquostrandedrdquo you cannot

leave a place because of bad

weather an accident etcto share vb

to give everyone in a group a part ofsomething

to drop vb

if you ldquodroprdquo something it falls fromyour hand pocket etc

a wallet n

an object men use to carry moneycredit cards etc

to slip something into your

pocket n

to put something into your pocket

with one smooth movement

a relative n

an uncle aunt nephew niece etcto comfort vb

to help someone feel less worried

sad etca takeaway n

a meal you buy and take with you to

eat at home or somewhere elseto sneak off phr vb

to leave a place secretly without

telling anyoneto stuff yourself exp

to eat a lot more food than you need

starving adj

very very hungry

How aboutmoving overso that i can

lie down

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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i P a d + i P a d m i n i + i P h o

n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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S t r a n g e

b o o k

t i t l e s

An unusual prizeWould you read a book called Proceedings of the SecondInternational Workshop on Nude Mice Maybe not but thisbook was actually the 1978 winner of the literary worldrsquosmost unusual competition The BooksellerDiagram Prize forOddest Title of the Year This is basically a humorous literaryaward given to the book with the most unusual title It ispresented by the British magazine Bookseller Nominees areselected from submissions sent in by librarians publishersand booksellers and the final winner is voted for by thepublic

And the winner ishellip This yearrsquos winning title was TheStray Shopping Carts of EasternNorth America A Guide to FieldIdentification by Julian Montague The book basically takes a lookat abandoned shopping cartsAs a reviewer on Amazon writesldquoMontaguersquos language coupled with his beautifulphotography gives the lowly carts individual personalitiesrdquoWith 1866 votes out of the 5500 cast Shopping Carts beatthe favourite How Green Were the NazisSecond prize went to Tattooed Mountain Women and SpoonBoxes of Daghestan while Better Never To Have Been TheHarm of Coming Into Existence took third placeAlso in the competition was the book with the longesttitle Delicious Ice Cream Di Mascio of Coventry an Ice CreamCompany of Repute with an Interesting and Varied Fleet ofIce Cream Vans and the truly fascinating Proceedings of theEighteenth International Seaweed Symposium whatever thatwas

Past winnersPast winners of the competition include

bull People Who Dont Know Theyre Dead How They AttachThemselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do

About It by Gary Leon Hill (2005)

bull The Big Book of Lesbian Horse Stories by Alisa Surkis andMonica Nolan (2003)

bull Developments in Dairy Cow Breeding New Opportunitiesto Widen the Use of Straw 1998)

bull Reusing Old Graves A Report on Popular British Attitudesby Douglas Davies and Alastair Shaw (1995)

bull Highlights in the History of Concrete (1994)

bull American Bottom Archaeology by Charles J Bareis andJames W Porter (1993)

bull How to Avoid Huge Ships by John W Trimmer (1992)

bull Versailles The View From Sweden by Elaine Dee and GuyWalton (1988)

bull Oral Sadism and the Vegetarian Personality by Glenn C

Ellenbogen (1986)bull The Book of Marmalade Its Antecedents Its History and Its

Role in the World Today by Anne Wilson (1984)

bull The Joy of Chickens by Dennis Nolan (1980)Will you be reading any of these books

Ukrainian Tractors Talking about books withunusual titles howabout this one A ShortHistory of Tractorsin Ukrainian Itrsquos a2005 novel by MarinaLewycka and itrsquos wona number of prizesItrsquos about a Ukrainianimmigrant family living in a villagein England The story is told throughthe eyes of Nadia the daughter of an84-year-old widower Nikolai Nikolaifalls in love with a much younger

UkrainianimmigrantValentina ButNadia and hersister arenrsquothappy aboutthis The storyis mixed withNikolairsquos writingof a book aboutthe history oftractors

Strange Book TitlesA look at an unusual literary competitionWhatrsquos the strangest book yoursquove ever read What about the book with the strangest title

Just recently there were prizes for the strangest book titles of the year

GLOSSARYnude adj with no clothes on

odd adj

strange

an award n

a prize

a nominee na person who is named as a possible

winner for a prize

stray adj lost with no owner

a shopping cart n

a metal object with wheels thatpeople use to carry food in a

supermarket

a dairy cow na cow that is produced in order to

give milk

breeding n

keeping animals for the purpose ofproducing more animals

a grave n

a hold in the ground for dead bodies

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Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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p

Herersquos another part in our series on really stupid criminals

STUPID CRIMINALSSnake SurpriseA thief who stole two snakes from a pet shop got a nasty

surprise Jim Langer stole two pythons and placed themin a hidden bag down his trousers However as Langerwas driving home one of the snakes escaped from thebag and bit him on the leg Fortunately the snakes werenrsquotpoisonous but Langer was unaware of this and rushed tothe local hospitalPolice later arrested Langer at his home Apparently he hadbought an iguana from the same shop just two days beforethe snakes were stolen and had paid with his credit cardLanger was charged with theft and receiving stolenproperty The snakes were returned to their glass cage inthe shop

Bad SpellingA suspect in a series of bank robberies was caught becauseof his poor spelling Jim Deletria consistently confusedthe words ldquodyerdquo and ldquodierdquo in robbery notes given to banktellers police said A note used in one robbery read ldquoIfa die pack [sic] explodes so will yourdquo The same wordinghad been used on notes in other robberies Deletria 39was arrested by armed officers during one robbery Policelater charged Deletria with three other robberies afterconfirming the notes from the other robberies had alsobeen written by him

Never ReturnA man was arrested for bank robbery after returning tothe scene of the crime The robbery took place at 5pmProfessional robber Eugene Silver walked up to the drive-through bank and taped a note on the window The notesaid that an explosive device would be detonated if tellersdid not give him cashBank employeesgave Silver$21066Silver 36fled ina greenvehicle witha cardboard

sign overthe licenceplate thatsaid ldquolostrdquoand ducttape over themake of thevehicleSilver drove3 miles out oftown changedclothes inhis car then

walked back to the bank to retrieve the note A policeofficer saw Silver take the note down and told him to stopSilver ran back to his car but was captured as he was gettinginto the car Police found a brown bag full of the stolenmoney in the car

GLOSSARYa nasty surprise n

a terrible horrible and unexpectedthingtrousers nclothing you wear to cover your legspoisonous adj a ldquopoisonousrdquo snake can kill you ifit bites youto rush vb

to go very quicklypoor spelling n

someone with ldquopoor spellingrdquo canrsquotwrite words correctlydye n

a chemical used to change thecolour of fabricmaterialhair etcto die vb

to stop living

a bank teller na person who works in a bankserving customersa dye pack na type of mini-bomb that explodesand covers peoplethings with achemical substancea drive-through bank na bank that you go to in your carYou stay in your car while you doyour transactionsto tape vb

to stick something to a place withsticky tape (a transparent strip ofmaterial used for sticking paper etc)to flee vb

to escape to run away to leavequicklya licence plate n

the numbers and letters on a carthat identify the car

duct tape na strong strip of tape used to tyingor holding things togetherthe make of the vehicle n

the type of carto retrieve vbto take something from the placewhere you left it

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

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f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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DR FINGERSrsquoGRAMMAR CLINIC the verb

ldquoto getrdquo

Please send your questions or stories toclinic hotenglishmagazinecom

Dear Mr Tower Thank you very much for your e-mail Of course I would bedelighted to help you with this complex but very usefulverb OK letrsquos get started Here are some of the main uses

Acquirebuy ldquoTo getrdquo can mean to acquire or buya) They got a new houseb) He got a bonus last month

Receive To be given somethinga) I got sixteen presents for my birthdayb) The film got very good reviews

Arrive To reach a destinationa) She got home early

b) He got into Paris at 9pm

Bringfetch To bring something to a place or to takesomething backa) Could you get me a newspaper from the shopsb) Could you get me that pen thatrsquos on the table

Winningscoring (goals) To achieve somethinga) He got first place in the competitionb) They got ten goals

Contract (an illness) To catch a diseaseillnessa) He got ill after eating the foodb) She got a cold

Convince To stimulate or cause someone to do somethinga) They got me to come earlierb) She got me to buy a new television

Understand To understand a jokestory etca) I didnrsquot get the joke

b) Did you get the ending of the film

To get + adjectivesWith adjectives ldquoto getrdquo can mean ldquoto becomerdquo or to changeinto somethinga) She got dressedb) He got married last monthc) They got lostd) We got divorcede) They got cold f) She got angryg) He got sick after drinking the contents of the bottleh) She got claustrophobic in the small space

PassivesldquoTo getrdquo can be used as a kind of informal passivea) They got taken to prison They were taken to prisonb) She got robbed She was robbed

Get used to + gerund To become accustomed to doing somethinga) We got used to living with no sunlight during the wintermonths b) Although it was painful at first I got used to not beingwith her

Well kind readers I really hope my explanations havehelped you

Yours Dr FingersPlease send your questions or stories to clinichotenglishmagazinecom

Hello everybody and welcome tomy grammar clinic

Listen to Dr Fingersrsquo views on everything from languagelearning to culture Watch some funny videos Write in withyour comments Read other peoplersquos opinions Join in thechat Just visit httpwwwhotenglishmagazinecomblogGet blogging Hot blogging

F u n n y P r o d u c t

L a b e l s

G r a m m a r

D ear D r F inger s

I am hav ing some t r ouble w it h t he v er b ldquo t o get rdquo It has many many many meanings P lease c ould y ou ex plain some of t hem

Many t hank s

Solar T ow er

c linic hot englishmagaz inec om

Quest ion

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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n o v a t i v e

l e a r n i n g s

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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M

Trivia Matchingg

ExerciseSee if you can do this matching exercise Look at the list of things (1 to 13)and the photos ( A - M ) Write a letter next to the name of each thing in the list below Answers also on page 24

F

E

1 Silver ____

2 A wreck ____

3 A wine cellar ____

4 An elephant ____

5 A werewolf ____

6 A milkman ____

7 Flip flops ____

8 A Dalmatian ____

9 A pyramid ____

10 A movie ____

11 An earthquake ____

12 A tomb ____

13 A fire ____

I

D

J

K

H

B

G

L

C

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

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f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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Weird Trivia

W e i r d T r i v i a

This is another part in our mini-series on strange facts Whoever thought the world was so incredible

The body of a seventy-kilogram person contains

about two milligrams of silver

The wreck of the Titanic holdsthe oldest wine cellar in theworld

An average person will eatthe weight of six full-grownelephants during his or herlifetime

The movie An American

Werewolf in Paris was filmed inLuxembourg

Sean Connery has worked asa milkman

People from Niger are knownas ldquoNigeriensrdquo and peoplefrom Nigeria are ldquoNigeriansrdquoDonrsquot confuse your ldquoerdquos withyour ldquoardquos

About 20 million flip flopsare produced every yearin Mombassa the second-largest city in Kenya

The ancient Egyptiansthought it was good luck toenter a house with your leftfoot first

Only about 4 of Egypt canbe used for agriculture

Cleopatra wasnrsquot Egyptianshe was Greek

Brazil borders every countryin South America except Chileand Ecuador

In Brazil about 40 percentof all vehicle fuel is ethanolWhat good environmentalists

Australians have about380000 square metres of landper person however 91 ofthem live in urban areas

Domestic cats can run atabout 30 miles per hour

The Dalmatian dog is from

Croatia If only Cruella de Vilhad known that

The only one of the SevenWonders of the World thatstill survives is The Great

Pyramid of Giza Most ofthe other ldquowondersrdquo weredestroyed by earthquakesor fire

A group of Egyptian tombsis called a NecropolisIncidentally the word

ldquonecropolisrdquo is often used torefer to burial grounds whichare near centres of ancientcivilizations The oldestnecropolis in the world is the

Hypogeum of Hal-Saflieniin Paola Malta which datesback to 2500 BC And nowyou know where the term

ldquonecrophiliardquo comes from

GLOSSARYa wreck n

the remains of a ship that has been

destroyed at seaa wine cellar n

a room underground that is used for

storing winea milkman n

a person whose job is to bring food

to your house in the morning in

order to sell itflip flops n

open shoes that are often worn in

swimming pools or at the beachethanol n

a type of alcohol that can be used

to power a vehicle It produces verylittle pollution

an earthquake n

a violent movement of the eartha burial ground n

an area where dead bodies are

placed as part of a ritual

I The Great Pyramid of Giza (2650-2500 BC) built as

the tomb of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh KhufuII The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (600 BC)which had walls 90 kilometres in length 24 metresthick and 97 metres high It was destroyed by anearthquake in the 1st century BCIII The Temple of Artemis (550 BC) which was atemple dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis Itburned down in 356 BCIV The Statue of Zeus at Olympia (435 BC) whichwas about 12 metres tall It was destroyed by fire in

the 5th-6th centuries ADV

The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus(351 BC) which was about 45 metres tall It wasdestroyed by an earthquake in AD 1494VI The Colossus of Rhodes (292-280 BC) a giantstatue of the Greek god Helios It was roughly thesame size as todayrsquos Statue of Liberty It was alsodestroyed by an earthquake in 224 BCVII The Lighthouse of Alexandria (3rd century BC)which was between 115 and 135 metres tall It toowas destroyed by an earthquake in AD 1303-1480

The Seven Wonders of the World

i used tobe a milkmani used to bejames bond

as well

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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ISSN 1577-7898Depoacutesito Legal M142772001August 2014

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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Cricket1F 2H 3D 4A 5B 6C 7I 8E 9G

Jokes 1F 2C 3H 4A 5E 6G 7B 8D

Trivia Matching1G 2J 3H 4A 5F 6L 7C 8B 9D 10K 11I12E 13M

Typical Dialogues1 Gordon is an irritating player who is probablycheating

2 In the end Sam uses the tennis machine toattack Gordon

Quiz AnalysisMostly ldquoardquo = You are kind and thoughtful andsensitive to other peoplersquos needsMostly ldquobrdquo = Are you aware of the presence ofother humans in the world

The Whitechapel Trouser Snatcher First listeningHe has to go and see Chief Superintendent

Williams Hersquos going to see him first thing in theafternoon

Second listening1 For twenty years2 Hersquos been passed over for promotion again

3 For 15 years4 He didnrsquot knock5 Hersquos found a witness for the trouserless murder6 He wants them to work on getting a falseconfession out of the witness7 He wants Sergeant Hamilton to beat up a poorperson

CROSSWORD Answers on page 31

Across3 Angry and in a bad mood

= gru____

7 The kind of education that

you have had and your social

origin = your bac____

8 To give something you

have to another person and

to take what they have = tosw____

13 To understand = fig____

out

14 An electrical device for

making sounds louder = an

am____

15 A documentary that

seems to be serious but that

is really a joke = a spo____

documentary

16 To go somewhere quickly

= to r____ somewhere

17 A piece of furniture for

books = a boo____

18 Part of a jacket that you

wear over your head = a

ho____

21 A large group of fans = ahuge foll____

23 To run way = to fl____

from a place

24 A formal talk given in a

church = a ser____

27 To say hello to someone =

to gre____ someone

31 To use someone for your

own advantage = to ex____

someone

32 To go to a place or event

= to att____ a place or event

34 To mix up = to jum____

Down1 The amazing idea of X = the

brai____ of X

2 Frightening = intimi____

4 To take something from

the place where you left it =

to retr____

5 An informal word for a

friend = a p____

6 To possess = to o____

9 A snake that could kill

you if it bit you = a pois____

snake

10 To hold someone in an

emotional way = to hu____

11 To throw away or eliminate

because you no longer need

it = to disc____

12 A mini-magazine with

information about a product

= a bro____

15 A large area with many

shops in it = a shop____

centre

18 A show that is very

popular = a hi____ show

19 An objective = a go____

20 A piece of information

that helps you solve a

mystery = a cl____

22 An important subject that

people are talking about = an

is____

25 A type of car = a m____

of car

26 A person who works in a

bank serving customers = a

bank tel____

28 If an ex-prisoner is in this

situation heshe has escaped

from prison = on the r____

29 If you walk with this you

walk with difficulty because

you have a bad leg = a li__

30 A stick that helps you

walk = a ca____

33 A chemical that changes

the colour of skinhair etc =

a d____

A n s w e r s

oneacr0ssB_ TH

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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i P a d + i P a d m i n i + i P h o

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

TRACK 983089983089TRACK 983089983088

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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San Francisco Therersquos a tiny island in Lake Berryessa justnorth of San Francisco Itrsquos the perfect placefor relaxation underneath the lone tree thatprovides shade from the sun Now the island isknown as Zodiac Island The name was givenafter an unpremeditated attack in September1969 on two young people Cecelia Shepard22 and Bryan Hartnell 20 The Zodiac tiedthem up and then stabbed them both in coldblood Then he walked away briefly stoppingto write on Hartnellrsquos car door ldquoBy kniferdquoShephard died a day later but incrediblyHartnell survived

More killingsSoon after that there were more killingsmostly of young couples - a total of five dead

and two wounded The Zodiac killed for thelast time on 11th October 1969 He rode in acab driven by Paul Stine The Zodiac gave anaddress in the Presidio Heights area of SanFrancisco and as the car got to the junction ofWashington and Cherry Streets he shot Stinein the head and left the scene But the Zodiachad been spotted A police swoop in the areanarrowly missed catching him It was a closeescape

NotesAll during the investigations the Zodiac

taunted the police He sent letters notes andcards to the police newspapers and even alocal lawyer He often introduced himself withthe phrase ldquoThis is the Zodiac speakinghelliprdquoHe would boast about the deaths and claim

he was killing in order to create slaves toserve him in paradise Worse still the notescontained threats of bombs and explosions

ldquoHe was like a terrorist That was his motivationHe must have been thinking lsquoI have broughta city to its kneesrsquordquo said Curt Rowlett a writeron serial killersMany experts believe that the last genuineZodiac letters were sent in 1974 One was acritique of the then recently-released horrorfilm The Exorcist ldquoI saw and think The Exorcistwas the best satirical comedy that I have everseenrdquo the Zodiac wrote Then the Zodiac wentsilent

New EvidenceldquoThis is a solvable caserdquo said Jake Wark oneof the best-known Zodiac experts ldquoWe havehandwriting samples and we have DNArdquo ButJake Wark isnrsquot the only person obsessed withthe crime There are many hundreds who arestill investigating the murders often givingup their jobs and spending time and moneyon investigative work As part of the build-upto the release of the film Zodiac last monthmore than 100 of the amateur investigatorsgathered at a San Francisco cinema for ameeting It was organised by Tom Voigt oneof the researchers whose website receives upto four million hits a month ldquoThe interest is

hugerdquo said Voigt

WhyOne thing is certain if The Zodiac is alive theinterest in the killings mustplease him He was primarilymotivated by fame and power(not sex desperation oranger) Experts say thathe found pleasure frombecoming feared andfamous ldquoAs a society wegive serial killers what they

wantrdquo an expert explainedldquoWe put them on T-shirtsand the front of Peoplemagazine We make theminto celebritiesrdquo

The movie The film stars JakeGyllenhaal and RobertDowney Jr and isdirected by David Fincher(Se7en)

GLOSSARY to stab vb

to push a knife into somebody

a cab n

a taxi

to spot vb

to see to noticea police swoop n

if there is a ldquopolice swooprdquo many

police go to a place su ddenly to

make arreststo taunt vb

to say bad things about someonersquos

weaknesses or failuresto boast about vb

to talk about the things you are

really good atto bring a city to its knees exp

to cause a city to stop functioning

to put the people in a city in adesperate situation

solvable adj

that can be solved that has asolution

a build-up n

the preparations for the launch ofa film etc

In briefWho A serial killer whooperated in northernCalifornian known as TheZodiacFamous for Killingcouples in the 1960s and70s and sending crypticmessagesThe mystery He hasnever been caught

THE ZODIAC KILLER

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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S o c i a l E n g l i s h A t t h e garag e

Social English

What you saybull Is there a garage near

herebull Irsquod like sixteen litres of

diesel pleasebull Irsquod like 20 litres of the

four-star unleadedplease

bull Fill it up please Fill itwith super please

bull Could you check the tyrepressure please

bull Could you check thewater please Could youcheck the oil please

bull Is this the road toBirmingham

bull Which turning do I need

to take for Manchesterbull Which exit is it for

Liverpoolbull Whatrsquos the traffic likebull I think wersquore lost Could

you tell me how to gethere

bull I think I took the wrongexit

bull How do I get into thetown centre

bull Is there a motel nearhere

bull Can I leave the car hereplease

bull How do I get back ontothe motorway

bull So you drive on the left

here do you

What you hearbull Leaded or unleadedbull Petrol or dieselbull Shall I fill it upbull How much would you

likebull You need to take the third

turning on the leftbull Itrsquos exit number 65bull Traffic is pretty heavy

this morningbull You need to go back

along this road then takethe second turning onthe right

bull It isnrsquot farbull Thatrsquoll be 40 pounds

please

Learn the kind of English you need for social occasions This month at thegarage (also known as the ldquopetrol stationrdquo the ldquofilling stationrdquo and in USEnglish as the ldquogas stationrdquo) Listen and repeat these expressions

GLOSSARYfour-star unleaded npetrol with no lead (pb) in it

to fill something up phr vb

to put liquid in a container so theliquid reaches the top

the tyre pressure n

the amount of air in the tyresa turning n

where a road goes to the left or right

an exit na place on a motorway where you

can leave it

pretty heavy expquite heavy

a crossroads n

a place where two roads meet

Part II Now listen to this social Englishdialogue In this conversation Sally is at thegarage getting some petrol for her car She istalking to the petrol station attendant

Sally MorningAttendant Good morning Shall I fill it up for you

Sally Erm no just 20 litres of unleaded pleaseAttendant OK

Sally Where can I get some oil pleaseAttendant Therersquos some in the shop

Sally OK Oh and could you check my tyrepressure please

Attendant Sure Irsquoll do it just as soon as I finish hereSally I was just wondering Whatrsquos the best way

to get to the town centreAttendant Just follow this road till you get to a

crossroads Turn right and then follow theroad into the centre

Sally OK thatrsquos sounds easy enough Thanks

Attendant All done Thatrsquos 25 pounds plus 5 poundsfor the oil please If you could just drive yourcar over there Irsquoll check your tyre pressure

Sally OK Thanks a lot

IT wasdiesel you

wantedwasnrsquot it

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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amp C a r t o o n

WORDSEARCH Answers on page 33

Tattoo parlour by Daniel Coutoune

Tennis 1 The small round objects you use to play

tennis with = tennis b______

2 The object you use to hit the tennis balls

= a tennis r________

3 The area where you play tennis = the

c_________

4 The large material object with little holes

in it that divides the court in two = the

n_____

5 The spectators who watch the tennis

game = the cr________

6 A game in which there are two players in

each team = do__________

7 The man who stands at the edge of the

court and watches where the ball lands =

the li_________

8 The official judge who keeps the score

etc = the um________

9 An electrical device that fires tennis balls

at you = a tennis ma______

10 If each player has three points (40-40) it

is known as = de______

11 The player who wins the next point after

deuce has = the ad________

12 Something that is wrong according to

the rules of tennis = a fa________

13 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from left to right

(if you are right-handed) = bac________

14 A shot that is produced by moving the

racket across your body from right to

left (if you are a right-handed player) =

for___________

15 A high shot that goes over your

opponentrsquos head = a l_______

16 The first shot that each player takes = the

ser______

Irsquove doneyour girlfriendrsquos

name now Irsquom justabout to draw the

dragon

See if you can identify the word

Then try to find the words in the Wordsearch Good luck(Read the vocabulary page 3233 before doing this Answers on page 31)

Itrsquos comingalong nicely

Oh Irsquom soexcited You

know TRACEY isgoing to love

this

So howrsquosthe tattoo

looking

TRACEY

i thoughthe saidstacey

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

TRACK 983089983089TRACK 983089983088

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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TRACK 983090983089

Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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G r a m m a r f u n

1

How do you prevent a summercold

2

How do you avoid falling hair

3

Why did Johnny toss a glass of

water out of the window

4 Did you ever see the saladdressing

5 What person is always in a hurry

6

What kind of table has no legs

7

What colour is the wind

8

What do you know about theDead Sea

A No but I saw the banana peel

B Blue (blew)

C Get out of the way

DDead I didnrsquot even know it wassick

E A Russian

F Catch it in winter

GA multiplication table

HHe wanted to see a ldquowater fallrdquo

Match each joke beginning(1 to 8) with its ending (A-H) Then listen to check

your answersAnswers on page 18

GRAFFITIHere are somemore examplesof British toilet graffiti

GLOSSARYstaggering adj

incredible hard to believeto put your brain in gear exp

to start thinking

to engage your mouth exp

to start using your mouth to speak

to err vb

to make a mistaketo foul things up exp

to create a mess and lots of

problems

GLOSSARYto toss vb

to throw

salad dressing n

a sauce you put on saladto peel vb

to take the skin off fruit

L i t t l e Jok es

G r a f fi t i amp

L i t t l e J o k e s

irsquom alwaysin a rush

it isnt easyto clean thisgraffiti off

you know

TRACK 983089983089TRACK 983089983088

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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i P a d + i P a d m i n i + i P h o

n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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TRACK 983090983089

Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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THIS ISp

p

ACDC Iron Maiden BlackSabbath Judas Priest Theyrsquoreall heavy metal bands thatyoursquove probably heard ofBut what about Spinal TapThey are basically a fictionalband who were the stars ofa documentary called This isSpinal Tap Now the band hasbecome world-famous

Fake fameSpinal Tap first starred in a spoofdocumentary called This Is Spinal Tap (1984) The band members are DavidSt Hubbins (Michael McKean) Nigel

Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and DerekSmalls (Harry Shearer)

The documentary was accompaniedby a This Is Spinal Tap album of thesame name As the interviewer (MartiDiBergi) says at the start of the fakedocumentary ldquoWhen I heard that Tap was releasing a new album calledSmell the Glove and was planning theirfirst tour of the United States in almostsix years to promote that album I jumped at the chance to make thedocumentary ndash the ldquorockumentaryrdquo ndashthat yoursquore about to see I wanted tocapture the sights the sounds thesmells of a hard-working rock band onthe roadrdquo

Real fameMuch of the humour in thedocumentary comes from the bandmembers They are a bit stupid

and very full of themselves Thedocumentary is basically a parody ofthe heavy metal music industry andits musicians However ironically theband has become a cult phenomenonand although they were originallya fake band they actually havemany real fans And the actors whoportrayed the fictional band membershave played real concerts and releasedreal music blurring the line betweenfact and fiction

ReunitedSpinal Tap ldquoreunitedrdquo in 1992 forthe album Break Like the Wind Apromotional concert tour followedwhich included an appearance at

the Freddie Mercury Tribute ConcertIn 2000 the bandlaunched a web sitenamed Tapster wheretheir song Back fromthe Dead was madeavailable for download(wwwtapstercom)In 2001 the band

ldquoreunitedrdquo once again forthe nine-city Back from the Dead

Tour that beganin Los AngelesCalifornia And in2007 Spinal Tapreunited onceagain this timeto help combat

global warming ldquoTheyrsquore not thatenvironmentally-conscious buttheyrsquove heard of global warmingrdquo saida band spokesperson ldquoNigel thought itwas just because he was wearing toomuch clothing ndash that if he just tookhis jacket off it would be coolerrdquo Forthe concert the band released a newsingle called Warmer than Hell

Spinal Tap At a glanceWho Spinal Tap are a fake heavy metal bandA spoof documentary was made about themcalled This is Spinal TapHumour Much of the humour comes fromthe way the band members take themselvesso seriously and their perception ofthemselves as rock guitar heroesFamous for Their amplifiers with thevolume button that goes up to number 11(not the traditional 10)

GLOSSARYa fictional band na band that doesnrsquot really exist in

reality

a spoof documentary na documentary that seems to be

serious but is really a joke

fake adj not real

to jump at the chance exp

to accept immediately the opportu-nity to do something

full of yourself exp

with ideas that you are the bestto blur the line exp

to cause the dividing line bet ween

two things to disappearglobal warming n

the process by which the earthrsquostemperature is increasing because

of pollution etcan amplifier n

an electrical device for making

sounds louder Guitars are con-nected to amplifiers Also known

as ldquoampsrdquo

Irsquom a realrock star

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Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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G r a m m a r f u n

Spinal Tap QuotesHere are some Spinal Tap quotes

S p i n a l T a p

TriviaHere is some Spinal Tap trivia

Spinal Tap once appeared

in a Simpsons episode Aftera pretty poor onstageperformance (during whicha riot breaks out) SpinalTap are killed in a tour busaccident

In September 2002 the ShorterOxford English Dictionary included the followingexpression ldquoUp to elevenrdquo upto maximum volume This was a reference to Nigelrsquos

amplifier that had volume controls that wentto 11 ndash beyond the usual maximum of 10

In the game Guitar Hero a message isdisplayed on an amplifier with the controlson the amp ending at 11 One of themessages reads ldquoEleven IS louder than tenrdquoIn Guitar Hero 2 players can play Spinal Taprsquossong Tonight Irsquom Gonna Rock You TonightAfter the song is played successfully the

drummer of the band explodes

The three members of Spinal Tap are also themembers of another fake band The FolksmenThe Folksmen originally appeared as thewarm-up band for some of Spinal Taprsquos liveconcerts but eventually became the subjectof their own documentary called A MightyWind Spinal Tap has had a succession ofdrummers all of whom have died in unusualcircumstances one died in a gardeningaccident another choked on vomit anda third was killed by spontaneous humancombustion

GLOSSARY an onstage performance n

a concert on a stage (a raisedplatform)

a warm-up band na band that plays in a concert before

the main band

a live concert na concert that is played in front of

an audience

to choke expif you are choking you cannot

breathe because you have some-

thing in your throat

vomit nfood that your stomach rejects

spontaneous human

combustion exp a process by which a person sud-

denly starts burning for no apparent

reasonto envy vb

if you ldquoenvyrdquo someone you want

what they havesustain n

if the sound of a musical note has

ldquosustainrdquo the sound can be held fora long time

the cover n

the front of an album with an imageand text on it

D e r e k We rsquore luc k y

D a v i d Yea h

D e r e k I mean peop

le s hou ld be

e n v y i ng us you k n

o w

D a v i d I en v y us

D e r e k Yea h

D a v i d I do

D e r e k Me too

D a v i d I t rsquos suc h a

fine l ine be t ween

s tup id and c le ver

[ N i ge l T u f ne l i s s how i n g t he i nt e r v i e w e r hi s s pe c i a l a m p ] N i ge l T he number s all go t o elev en Look r ight acr oss t he boar d elev en elev en elev en and Int e r v i e w e r Oh I see And most amps go up t o t en

N i ge l Ex act ly Int e r v i e w e r Does t hat mean it rsquo s louder Is it any louder N i ge l W ell it rsquo s one louder isnrsquo t it It rsquo s not t en

[Nigel Tuf nel is showing the int

er viewer one of his f a vourit

e guitars ]

N i g e l T he s us ta i n

l is ten to i t

I n t e r v i e w e r I don rsquo t h

ear an y t h ing

N i g e l We l l you wou ld t houg h i f i t were p la y in

g

P r o m o t e r T he y rsquore n

o t gonna re lease t he

a l bum because

t he y ha ve dec ided t

ha t t he co ve r is se x i

s t

N i g e l We l l so w ha t W ha t rsquos w

rong w i t h be ing se x

y I

mean t here rsquos no

P r o m o t e r Se x - I S T

D a v i d hellip I S T

[ Asked b y a repor te

r i f this is the end o

f Spinal Tap ]

D a v i d We l l I do n rsquo

t rea l l y t h i n k t ha t t

he e nd ca n be

assessed as o f i tse

l f as be i ng t he e nd

because w ha t

does t he e nd

fee l l i k e I t rsquos l i k e s

a y i ng w he n you t r

y

to e x t ra po la te t he e nd o f t he u n i v

e rse you sa y i f

t he u n i ve rse is i nd

eed i n fi n i te t he n ho w - w ha t doe

s

t ha t mea n Ho w f

a r is a l l t he wa y a n

d t he n i f i t s to ps

w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng i t

a nd w ha t rsquos be h i n

d w ha t rsquos s to p p i ng

i t So w ha t rsquos t he e

nd you k no w is

m y ques t io n to

you

Int e r v i e w e r Dav id St Hubbins I must admit Irsquo v e nev er hear d any body w it h t hat name D av i d It rsquo s an unusual name W ell he w as an unusual saint Hersquo s not a v er y w ell-k now n saint Int e r v i e w e r Oh t her e act ually is er t her e w as a Saint Hubbins D av i d T hat rsquo s r ight y es Int e r v i e w e r W hat w as he t he saint of D av i d He w as t he pat r on saint of qualit y f oot w ear

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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(if we arenrsquot already)

friends

Letrsquos be

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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TRACK 983090983089

Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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G r a m m a r f u n

DR FINGERSrsquoVOCABULARY CLINIC

This month Success

SUCCESSStand a chance (of doingsomething)

To have an opportunity to dobe something to be a in a goodposition to dobe something

ldquoIf we do everything we said wersquod doI think we stand a good chance ofsucceedingrdquo

Be on the upIf you are ldquoon the uprdquo you arebecoming more and more famousor successful

ldquoHersquos a young singer and actor whois on the uprdquo

Be right up there withsomebody or something

To be as goodfamousbeautiful etcas someone else

ldquoThree months ago no one hadheard of Marlene Saunders butright now shersquos up there with all theother top modelsrdquo

Have got it made To be in a situation in which you willbe famous or successful for certain

ldquoShersquos beautiful and talented Shersquosgot it maderdquo

If you play your cards righthellipIf you do what you are supposed todohellip If you do things correctlyhellip

ldquoYoursquoll get the managing directorrsquos job next year if you play your cardsrightrdquo

Go from rags to riches To start poor but be rich eventuallyldquoLast year he was working in a coalmine But right now hersquos a world-famous singer He went from ragsto richesrdquo

Be on the crest of a wave To be enjoying a period of great

successldquoAfter their record-breaking albumsales and successful concert tourthe group are on the crest of awaverdquo

Be ahead of the pack To be more successful than yourcompetitors

ldquoAt this stage of the election ourparty is ahead of the pack rdquo

GLOSSARY a coal mine na tunnel in the ground where there

is coal (a black substance used for

burning)rags nold broken clothes

the crest of a wave n

the top part of a wave (an area ofhigh water in the sea)

the pack n

a group of people Literally a groupof dogs

yoursquove gotit made here

great beer niceweatherhellip

wersquore wayahead of thepack with our

innovativedesign

if i perfect my swing i

could be rightup there with

the best

here is asinger whosecareer is on

the uphellip

i started myown paperclipstraightening

businesswhen i was

unemployed

our inventionhas just won

first prize

if weput half our

chips on blackand half on

red we standa chance

if you play yourcards right youcould be doing my

job in a year

S o c i a l E n g l i s h

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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g

GLOSSARYa burial ground n

an area where many dead bodies

are placeda legend n

a very old and popular story

a wizard n a man with magic powers Merlin

and Harry Potter are wizardsa landing site n a place where airplanes or space

ships can come to earth

to rule something out exp

to eliminate something from yourinvestigations

a Druid n

a priest (a religious leader) fromCeltic society

to come into being exp

to be born to startthe summer solstice n

the day of the year with the most

sunlightmanpower n

workers

a will (to do something) exp a big desire to do something

a sacrificial site n

a place where people are killed in

honour of a goda replica n

a copy

a hinge n a piece of metal or wood used to

join two things together so that

one of them can swing (move fromside to side) freely

S t on eh eng e

Englandrsquos most famous andmost mysterious stones areat Stonehenge They consistof huge rocks (ldquomenhirsrdquo) in acircular formation constructednear the city of SalisburyArchaeologists think the stoneswere erected between 2500BC and 2000 BC ndash more than4000 years ago Who took therocks there And why

How Therersquos a lot of mysterysurrounding the stonesWas it a burial ground Anastrological observationpoint No one knows for sureBut the biggest mystery ofall is how the stones arrivedthere in the first place Theyare very big Theyrsquore veryheavy And experts say theycame from hundreds of milesaway

There are many legends associated with the stonesSome say that the wizard Merlin asked a giant to buildthe structure for him orthat he transported them

magically from MountKillaraus in Ireland Otherssay it was the Devil Thereare even some who say that

Stonehenge is a landing site for aliensIn 2001 as part of anarchaeological experimentan attempt was made totransport a large stone (thesame size as those fromStonehenge) along a landand sea route from Walesto Stonehenge Volunteerspulled the stone for somemiles with great difficultyover land using modernroads But once the stonewas transferred to a boat thestone (and the boat) sank

The history Many archaeologicalexperts have written aboutStonehenge Henry ofHuntingdon was the first towrite about the monument

around 1130He was

followed byGeoffrey ofMonmouthwho was the

first to referto Stonehengersquos

associations withKing Arthur In 1655 thearchitect John Webb arguedthat Stonehenge was aRoman temple dedicatedto Caelus ndash the sky god By

the early 19th century JohnLubbock attributed the site tothe Bronze Age based on thebronze objects found nearby

So the fact that the Romansfirst came to the British Isles in55 BC ruled them out Someclaim that the site was built bythe Druids However Celticsociety only came into being after the year 300 BC whichalso rules them out

Modern Celts Despite this modern Celtshave quickly claimed thesite as their own They holdfestivals and ceremoniesat different times duringthe year and celebrate thesummer solstice therewhen the sun shines directlythrough the centre of thestructure This has led someto claim that the stones werean area of sun worship andtherefore had a religiouspurpose

Whoever was responsiblefor Stonehenge modern-dayestimates of the manpower needed to build Stonehengeput the total effort at millionsand millions of hours

Certainly the will to producesuch a place must have beenstrong But who built it Andwhy The mystery remains

The mystery behind Englandrsquos most famous stones

Information Box Stonehenge US

There is a full-size

replica of Stonehenge

in the state of

Washington It was built

by Sam Hill as

a monument

to honour

the dead of

World War I Hill was

mistakenly informed

that the original

Stonehenge had been

used as a sacrificial

site He constructed

the replica to remind

people that ldquohumanity

is still being sacrificedto the god of warrdquo

InformationBox UNESCO

The site and its

surroundings

were added

to UNESCOrsquos list of

World Heritage Sites

in 1986 The name

Stonehenge comes

from the Old English

words ldquostānrdquo meaning

ldquostonerdquo and ldquohencgrdquo

meaning ldquohingerdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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G r a m m a r f u n

Q u i r k y N e w s

Q u irk y N e ws

Unusual ne ws s tories from around the world

Customers in a shop in China are being greeted bya dog Store owner Mo Chin dresses her pet dogup in jeans and a T-shirt to welcome and attract

customers The dog sits on the front step of the shop ldquoHe isvery polite When a customer comes in he barks inwelcomerdquo the owner said How civilised

Three girls have been arrested afterposing as store detectives Thethree girls followed shop-lifters out

of the shop Once outside the ldquodetectivesrdquoshowed fake ID cards and demanded thegoods before letting the shop-lifters offwith a caution German police said thegirls aged 12 14 and 16 were arrested in

their apartment with pound900 in cash Theyalso found several mobile phones digitalcameras and MP3 players adding that thegirls ldquolooked older than they wererdquo

Fak e D e t ec t i v es

Dog Da yM iss ing Ma t es

An escaped convict has asked the government tolet him go back to the prison he had escapedfrom Why Because he was missing his friends

Vassil Ivanov 37 had been on the run since a prisonbreak in March 2005 He said ldquoI couldnrsquot stand itany more I had been inside for nine years and I justcouldnrsquot get used to life on the outside again I missedmy pals here and I was miserable as a free manrdquoWardens at the Stara Zagora prison in Bulgariaimmediately took Ivanov back into the prison wherehe will serve the remaining two years of his 11-yearsentence He is likely to serve extra time for escaping

GLOSSARY to greet vb

to say hello to someone

the front step nan area that is raised above the

ground and that is just in front of a

door You walk on it to enterpolite adj

with respect for others

to bark vbdogs ldquobarkrdquo (make a sound) when

they are happy or angry

to let vb

to permiton the run exp

if an ex-prisoner is ldquoon the runrdquo he

she has escaped from prisonI couldnrsquot stand it exp

I hated it

to get used to expto become accustomed to

a pal n informa friendhe is likely to exp

he will probably

to pose as expto act as if you are someone who

you arenrsquot

a store detective n

a security guard in a shopa shop-lifter n

a person who steals things from shops

fake adj not real a copy

ID abbr

an identity cardto let someone off with a caution

exp

to permit a convicted person to gofree but on the condition that heshe

does not commit any more crimes

to ban vb

to prohibitthe brainchild of exp

the amazing idea ofmoved adj

affected (emotionally)

ink n

a chemical substance used forwriting or printing

Atown in the English county of Devonhas banned all plastic bags Allshoppers in Modbury Devon will

be given biodegradable bags The schemeis the first of its kind in Europe The idea isthe brainchild of wildlife camerawomanRebecca Hosking She was moved by theimpact of plastic rubbish on marine life

when filming in Hawaii The reusable bagsare imported from a factory in Mumbaiand printed in the UK using water-basedorganic ink

Plas t ic Ban

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

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L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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TRACK 983090983089

Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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Br i t ish bar cha t

Authentic conversations by native speakers to help improve your listening skills

Wimbledon

Jane So you going to watchWimbledon this year

Petra Ermhellipno Jane Why notPetra Well you know

erm itrsquos boringer I like playingtennis but just notreally watching it ontelevision

Jane What about all the maintennis players

Petra Yeah Irsquom really sorry but they do absolutelynothing for me Erm and plus the fact I think itrsquosshameful the fact that you know everyonersquos sohappy women are getting paid the same this yearWhat about women in previous years

Jane Well I actually think women shouldnrsquot get paid thesame

Petra You what Jane Well they donrsquot play as manyhellip they donrsquot play as

long as the men do Men have to play often youknow five or six sets

Petra Thatrsquos because theyrsquore slow anyway

Jane No itrsquos because they well they have to exert a lotmore energy And I donrsquot see why women shouldget paid the same amount

Petra Yeah but can youhellip Jane Well women only play two or three sets right men

play five or six sets so of course they should getmore money for that

Petra Now how do you you do you I still donrsquotunderstand what yoursquore saying Yoursquore just makingit up arenrsquot you

Jane No men currently get more moneyLeft No they donrsquot No no Now they get the sameRight Oh OK Well I think they should get more than the

women do because they play for longer

Mary Hey howrsquos it goingGreg Hey how are youMary Irsquom wellGreg OKMary Er have you heard about this latest podcastGreg No I havenrsquot how does it workMary Well I just heard about it so Irsquove been downloading

lots of different files different chats political talksthe news the BBC things like that

Greg RightMary Itrsquos great I was just listening to it on my way over to

the barGreg Well I donrsquot know erm Irsquom not really the type of

person who really like you know with all thesedifferent things like internet and stuff like that Idonrsquot know how that stuff works

Mary But it doesnrsquot interest you at allGreg Well I hate reading and I never watch TV so I really

donrsquot even know what I would need it forMary Well itrsquos not reading or watching TV Itrsquos more like

the radio but a story kind of like ahellip I donrsquot know aseries but listening to it on the podcast

Greg Well I hate speeches as well and Irsquom not really muchinto politics

Mary OK What do you like to do in your free timeGreg I like a wild party I talk to the girls on the metro rail

subway or tube and er let me seehellip erm you knowI just like to be on the street all day I like to go tothe gym Is there anything I can do with that in thegym

Mary Sure of course you could listen to it while yoursquore onthe treadmill

Greg On the treadmill So Irsquom supposed to listen tosome some guy tell me or some person tell mesomebody anybody tell me how to lose weightwhile Irsquom jogging or something Is that what yoursquoresaying

Mary Well you could just be listening to a story or thenews or some political debate What do you talk tothese girls about if you donrsquot read or anything

Greg Well basically I just talk about me You know thatrsquoswhy I guess I donrsquot have one now

Mary OK Irsquove got to goGreg All right Bye

U S bar cha t

Podcasts

Listen to these two British people talking aboutWimbledon Listen to these two Americans chatting aboutpodcasts

GLOSSARYto do nothing for you exp

to have no effect on you

shameful adj bad terrible

to exert a lot of energy expto use a lot of energy in order to dosomething

to work something out phr vb

to calculate something to under-stand something

to make something up phr vb

to invent something (a story)

GLOSSARYto download vb

to take from the internet and to putonto your computer

stuff n inform

thingsa treadmill n

a machine in a gym for running

to jog vbto run as part of an exercise

programme

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

Crosswordpage 18

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

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f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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G r a m m a r f u n

O f fi c e h u m o u r

a n d S o n g

Conversations

by Garrett Wall copy Garrett Wall 2007

SONGRolling my eyes the sweat starts to formIn this k itchen they call a cafeacute Turning my head Irsquom falling againWith no one to catch me this time

Words come in gasps like souls in theirflightFiltered down through the airFaces that stare with eyes that see through meIn this place where the lonely despairIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

Alone in my room again with the silenceI canrsquot bear The telephone wonrsquot ring for meBut I donrsquot really care The city lights the yellow dotsLike sirens without sound Tempting me to venture out into thepromised land

But where do I go tonightYour face is everywhereTears are rolling down from your eyesAnd the pain that I left you thereIn conhellip conversationsIn conhellip conversations

GLOSSARYto roll your eyes exp

if you ldquoroll your eyesrdquo they go fromone side of your head to the other as

a sign that you donrsquot like something

sweat nliquid that comes out of your body

when you are hot

in gasps exp

with short quick breaths

a soul na spirit

flight nthe action of running away or escap-

ing from a place

to stare vb

to look at something continuously

for a period of time

to see through someone exp

to understand someonersquos true

intentions

to despair vb

to feel sad and depressed about

something

I canrsquot bear exp

it is too much for me

a dot na circle of colour

to venture out phr vb

to go somewhere that might be

dangerous but exciting

a tear na drop of liquid (a small amount)

that comes out of your eye

SayingsHere are some funny things that people have saidabout work

bull People always say that hard work never killed anybodyOh yeah When was the last time you ever heard ofanyone who ldquorested to deathrdquo

bull Being punctual in our office wasof no benefit whatsoever Therewas never anybody around toappreciate it

bull Our office was always on thecutting edge of technology Not only did we havecomputers that spoke and listened some of them evengot ulcers

bull Did you ever notice how the people who complain themost about not having enough time to do all their workare the same ones who always stop and tell everyone thatthey donrsquot have enough time to do all their work

GLOSSARYon the cutting edge of technology

exp

if you are on the ldquocutting edgerdquoof something you are involved

in its most important or exciting

developmentsan ulcer nan area of pain on your body or

inside it often in the stomach

you knowhard work never

killed anyone

its bestnot to take

the risk

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Wordsearch page 22

1 Balls

2 Racket

3 Court

4 Net

5 Crowd

6 Doubles

7 Linesman

8 Umpire

9 Machine

10 Deuce

11 Advantage

12 Fault

13 Backhand

14 Forehand

15 Lob

16 Serve

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

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pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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Here are some morecrazy laws from the USThese ones are fromGeorgia Hawaii Idahoand Illinois (US Englishspelling)

It is against the law to tiea giraffe to a telephonepole or street lamp(Georgia)

One man may not beon another manrsquos back(Georgia)

It is prohibited to cut off achickenrsquos head on SundayIt is also illegal to carry achicken by its feet downBroadway on this day(Georgia)

One may not place a deadbird on a neighborrsquos lawn(Georgia)

Rocks may not be thrownat birds (Georgia)

Persons may notwear hoods inpublic (Georgia)

Cars may not bedriven throughplaygrounds oron sidewalks(Georgia)

Chicken must be eatenwith the hands (Georgia)

Though it is illegal to spit from a car or bus citizensmay spit from a truck (Georgia)

It is illegal for a chicken tocross the road (Georgia)

Coins are not allowed tobe placed in onersquos ears(Hawaii)

You may not fish from acamelrsquos or a giraffersquos backor its neck (Idaho)

The carrying ofconcealed weapons isforbidden unless someare exhibited to publicview (Idaho)

You may be arrestedfor vagrancy if you donot have at least onedollar bill on your person(Illinois)

The law forbids eatingin a place that is on fire(Illinois)

It is illegal to give a dogwhiskey (Illinois)

It is illegal to drink beerout of a bucket whilesitting on the curb(Illinois)

Humming on publicstreets is prohibited onSundays (Illinois)

Wheelbarrows with ldquoForSalerdquo signs may not bechained to trees (Illinois)

It is unlawful to changeclothes in an automobilewith the curtains drawnexcept in case of fire(Illinois)

No cyclist may practice

ldquofancy ridingrdquo on any citystreet (Illinois)

D UM B

l a w s

hows thisfor fancy

riding

GLOSSARYa lawn nan area of grass that is cut short andis very tidya hood na part of a coat you can use to coveryour heada sidewalk n US

the area next to a road where youcan walk A ldquopavementrdquo in BritishEnglishto spit vb

to force liquid out of your moutha truck n US

a large vehicle for transportinggoodsto fish vb

to try to catch fisha concealed weapon na gun etc that is hiddenvagrancy na way of life in which someonemoves from place to place becausethey have no permanent hometo forbid vb

to prohibita bucket na large container for waterthe curb nthe edge of the pavement next tothe roadto hum vb

to sing a song with your lips closeda wheelbarrow nan open cart with one wheel forcarrying things in the gardento chain vb

to fix one thing to another thingwith a chain (metal rings connectedtogether)drawn adjif the curtains are ldquodrawnrdquo they areclosedfancy riding ndoing tricks or dangerous thingswhile riding a bicycle

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i P a d + i P a d m i n i + i P h o

n e + i P o d T o u c h + A

n d r o i d

F R E E 1 6 - p a

g e s a m p l e i s

s u e

R e a d + l i s t e n

+ w a t c h v i d e o

s

f r o m H o t E n g l i s h m a g a z i n

e

S i n g l e i s s u e s amp s u b s

c r i p t i o n s a

v a i l a b l e

G e t t h e H o t E n g l i s h

A p p

L e a r n E n g l i s h

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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Situation Formal Relaxed Informal

gt

You are very tiredYou want to go tosleep

Your friends had aparty and drank a lotof alcohol

A friend has a drinkproblem She claimsto have stopped butyou saw her drinkingagain

You want to ask afriend Michael afavour You arenrsquotsure how he will

react You askanother friendGeraldine to findout

A friend wantsto terminatea relationshipHowever you donrsquotthink he has enoughcourage to tell hispartner

Your friends went outlast night drinkingheavily

I require some restand repose

I need to get somesleep

I need some shut-eye Irsquom gonna headoff to the land ofnod Irsquom gonna catchsome zees I need 40winks Irsquom gonna hitthe sack

They went outpartaking ofalcoholic beverages

They went out

drinking

They were outboozing they wereon the razz theywere really knockingit back

Large quantitiesof alcohol wereconsumed

They drank lots ofalcohol

It was a realbooze-up

She has beenpartaking of alcohol

Shersquos been drinkingagain

Shersquos been on thebottle again shersquosbeen hitting thebottle again

He is too cowardly totell her

He isnrsquot braveenough to tell her

He doesnrsquot have thebottle to tell her heisnrsquot man enough totell her he doesnrsquothave the guts to tellher

I asked Geraldine toascertain Michaelrsquos

willingness to assistme

I asked Geraldineto find out whether

Michael would helpme or not

I asked Geraldine tosound Michael out I

asked her to get thelowdown

Dictionary of slangHere wersquove got some examples of how to say things in different situations

GLOSSARYPlease note that some of the wordsin this glossary box are literal

translations of parts of idiomatic

expressionsa wink n

the opening and closing of an eye

often as a form of communicationa sack n inform

the bed Literally a material bag forpotatoes etca beverage na drinkto booze vb inform

to drink alcoholguts n

courage Literally the inside

stomach of a human body

it wasa real

booze-up

hes beenhitting the

bottleagain

i needto get the

lowdownbefore i doanything

f u n s l a n g

i donthave the

bottle to tellher i crashed

the car

ive beenout boozing

all week

im goingto get forty

winks

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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Motivated students thanks to our dynamic learning materials

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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G r a m m a r f u n

I d i o m s

INSECTIDIOMS This month we are looking at some more insect (and small animal) idioms

A stomach bugAn illness which is caused by small organisms such asbacteria

ldquoIrsquove got a bit of a stomach bugrdquo

A bug (informal)A tiny hidden microphone which transmits what peopleare saying

ldquoLook therersquos a bug on the phone They bugged thephonerdquo

A hive of activityA place with a lot of work going on and lots of thingshappening

ldquoIt was only seven in the morning but the office wasalready a hive of activityrdquo

Stir up a hornetrsquos nest To create a situation in which a lot of people are veryangry to create trouble or difficulties

ldquoHis remarks on the role of women in the workplacehave really stirred up a hornetrsquos nest in feminist circlesrdquo

Nit-pickingIf someone is nit-picking they are irritating you byconcentrating on small minor and irrelevant details

ldquoI know there are lots of mistakes in the report but stopnit-picking for a while and focus on the overall effectrdquo

Make a beeline for (someone orsomething)

To move quickly and directly towards a particularperson or thing

ldquoShe arrived at ten and made a beeline for the foodrdquo

we madea beeline

for thesefancy dresscostumes

i canrsquot walk anymore I think irsquovegot a stomach

bug

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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The grumpy doctor House tells the story of Dr House (Hugh Laurie) a brilliantdiagnostician who solves weird medical mysteries thatmost normal doctors couldnrsquot figure out Hersquos assistedby an unrealistically attractive medical team including DrCameron (Jennifer Morrison) Dr Foreman (Omar Epps)and Dr Chase (Jesse Spencer) But Dr House is no ordinarytelevision doctor he walks with a cane hersquos grumpy hersquosmean he insults everyone in his sight (including his ownpatients) and he almost kills his patients in every episodebefore curing them So whyrsquos he so popular

Rising stars and Golden GlobesHouse premiered in the United States in 2004 and quicklybegan to gain attention Now in its third season the showboasts great ratings and plenty of awards In the UnitedStates House has recently managed to make it to the list ofthe top five most-watched television shows of the weekeven beating hit shows such as CSI So far the recordnumber of viewers for one episode is 27 million people And

House is just as successful abroad as it is in the US Ithas a huge following in many European countriesoften breaking records for its number of viewersPlus critics seem to be just as big fans of House

as the viewers Hugh Laurie has won two GoldenGlobes for his acting and the show itself hasreceived many Emmy nominations and an awardfor writing

Solving mysteriesAlthough Dr House enjoys solving medical mysteries thereal mystery here seems to be how a cranky and insultingdoctor has managed to win the hearts of televisionaudiences We may never know for certain but there areseveral theories One is that Dr Housersquos character is much

more unique and interesting than the characters youwould normally see on television Hersquos intelligent

but he is definitely not the typical dreamboat doctor and he has an unusual weakness

drug addiction Plus although hersquos alwaysinsulting people hersquos also usually right about

everything

The writingOthers say itrsquos the writing and Dr Housersquoshumorous insults that make the show sogreat Take one episode when Dr House says

ldquoLike I always say therersquos no lsquoIrsquo in team Therersquosa lsquomersquo though if you jumble it uprdquo

Maybe we like Dr House so much because he

manages to say all of the clever things that wecould never think of Plus you canrsquot ignore theinteresting plots and medical mysteries thatform part of every show In fact the creators ofthe show modeled Doctor House on Detective

Sherlock Holmes a famous character from British literaturewho solved crimes by using small clues and logic LikeHolmes Dr House uses small medical clues to solvemysteries such as why a patient wonrsquot stop bleeding or whya perfectly normal woman is suddenly paralyzedAnd then therersquos the third theory Dr House is hot Despitehis attitude his limp and his sometimes scragglyappearance many find Dr House an attractive leadingman Whatever the reason for the showrsquos rising popularityone thing remains clear the doctor is in the house

HOUSE RULESDr House was a hugely popular TV series that ran from 2004 till 2012 And it made a big star out of

actor Hugh Laurie By Joanna Swartz (US English)

GLOSSARYdiagnostician n

a doctor who specialises in medical

diagnosis and identifies diseases

etc

weird adj

strange and unusual

to figure out phr vb

to understanda cane n

a stick used to help someone walk

grumpy adj

angry and in a bad moodmean adj

cruel and not kindto boast vb

to have something very good and

positivea hit show n

a show that is very popular

a huge following n

a large group of fans

cranky adj

strange

to win the hearts of exp

to do something that makes people

likelove you

a dreamboat doctor n

the perfect doctor handsome rich

intelligent etc

to jumble up phr vb

to mix up

a clue n

something that helps you find thesolution to a problem

a limp n

if you walk with a ldquolimprdquo you walkwith difficulty because you have a

pain in your leg or a bad leg

a scraggly appearance n

with old broken clothing

I may begrumpy butI have a huge

following

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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TRACK 983090983089

Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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G r a m m a r f u n

PHRASALVERBS THROW PART IIThis month we are looking at some more phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo We generally usethe verb ldquoto throwrdquo to refer to the action of using your hands to make an object fly through the air Forexample ldquoI threw a plate at his headrdquo Now letrsquos look at some phrasal verbs with the verb ldquoto throwrdquo

P h r a s a l V e r b s

Throw out (a petitionsuggestion)To reject a suggestion or petition for

a case against someone

Throw together (food)To use the food you already have in thefridge or the kitchen in order to prepare

something quickly

i threw the caseout because ithought it was

frivolous

Throw something back to someoneTo return something to someone by

throwing it to them

throw it backto me properly

this time

Throw aboutaround (a ball)To play with a ball throwing it from one

person to another

letrsquos throwthe ball

around inthe park

Throw back (a drink)To drink the contents of a glass or

container very quickly

Throw off (calculationsestimates)If your calculations are ldquothrown offrdquo theyare affected varied altered or changed

our

calculationswere thrown

off by a brokencompass

It was throwntogether from

leftovers

hmmm

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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TRACK 983090983089

Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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GEORGE DUBYA BUSHISMSldquoYou know when I campaigned here in2000 I said I want to be a war President NoPresident wants to be a war President but Iam onerdquoSo George what do you want to be 2006

ldquoThe point now is howdo we work togetherto achieve importantgoals And one suchgoal is a democracy inGermanyrdquoNow the Germans are going to be reallypleased to hear about that George 2006

ldquoI was not pleased that Hamas has refused toannounce its desire to destroy IsraelrdquoIsrael probably werent pleased either 2006

ldquoI aim to be a competitive nationrdquoOh do you And what will you call this newnation Bushland 2006

ldquoThere are some who feel that the conditionsare such that they can attack us there [in Iraq]My answer is bring lsquoem onrdquoOh George you are so macho 2006

ldquoFamilies is [sic] where our nation finds hope

where wings takedreamrdquoAnd where you havecompletely lost us withyour mixed metaphors2000

ldquoI know how hard it is for you to put food onyour familyrdquoBut what about some food on the table 2000

ldquoI know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefullyrdquo

And so said the prophet Bush 2000

ldquoThey misunderestimated merdquoLetrsquos get this straight did they under-estimateyou Or did they misunderstand you 2000

ldquoRarely is the questioned asked Is [sic] ourchildren learningrdquoProbably because itrsquos grammatically wrong(ldquoare our children learning) 2000

ldquoTherersquos an old saying in Tennessee ndash I knowitrsquos in Texas probably in Tennessee ndash that thatsays lsquofool me once shame on shame on youFool me you canrsquot get fooled againrsquordquoIrsquom sure thatrsquos exactly what they said 2002

ldquoAnd so what General Petraeus is sayingsome early signs still dangerous but give megive my chance a plan to workrdquoWhat 2007

ldquoOne of the things Irsquove used on the Google isto pull up maps Itrsquos very interesting to see ndashIrsquove forgot the name of the program ndash but youget the satellite and you can like I kinda liketo look at the ranch It reminds me of where I

wanna be sometimesrdquoHow cute It makes me all Googly 2006

THE FUNNY THINGS THE US PRESIDENT SAYSThis is the second part of our two-part series on George W (Dubya) Bush quotes Enjoy

GLOSSARYa goal nan objective

to refuse vb

to say that you will not do

somethingI aim to be exp

my objective is to be

bring lsquoem on explet them come tell them to come ndash

we are waiting

macho adj a word used to refer to a man

who is conscious and proud of his

masculinitya wing n

birds use their ldquowingsrdquo to fly

to fool vbto trick

shame on you expan expression used to tell someone

to feel shame (embarrassment) forwhat they have done

wanna abbr inform

want tohow cute exp

how nice

Why canrsquotI talk like

Tony

You canlisten tome on the

Hot Englishblog

38 wwwlearnhotenglishcom Sign up for our newsletter and receive free English lessons wwwlearnhotenglishcom

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

Learn more Get an idioms booklet 300 useful idioms + audio files For more information visit wwwlearnhotenglishcom wwwlearnhotenglishcom 39

TRACK 983090983089

Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

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Dynamic telephone classes though our dedicated platform Europe-wide courses through our extensive network In-company groups and one-to-one classes Practical business English classes and intensives Specific industry courses Finance Medicine Marketing Human resources (among many others) Online learning through our Web School

Residential immersion courses amp courses abroad

Motivated students thanks to our dynamic learning materials

Clear measured progress through a structured system andmonthly reports

Improvement in levels of English across the board

Regular client reporting and examining will demonstrate progress and justify budgetsA structured method ensures continuity of service in multiple cities

Motivating materials that will inspire your staff and maintain high levelsof attendance and learning

Wherever your company is based we can helpContact us NOW and put us to the test

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a g e

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f f e r s l a n g

u a g e

t r a i n i n g p

r o g r a m m e

s t h a t

a r e g u a r a

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n o v a t i v e

l e a r n i n g s

y s t e m o u r

s t u d e n t s

h a v e b o t h

p r o g r e s s e

d a n d e n

j o y e d

t h e m s e l v e

s rdquo

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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DisastrousDisastrous

Grotesque

Pathetic

Dreadful

Rubbish

Cheap

Awful

Pap

CONSTABLE

ValeCHIEF INSPECTOR

Nottingham Forest

SERGEANT

Hamiltonthe Academical

CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT

WilliamsCONSTABLE

Talbot

G r a m m a r f u n

R a d i o p l a y

Someone is murdering Victorian

gentlemen by tearing off their trousersin public places Can the police catchthis villain before he strikes next Andwho will the next victim be

First listeningListen once Who does Inspector NottinghamForest have to see at the end of the episodeWhen is he going to see him

Second listeningListen again Then answer these questions1 How long has Inspector Forest been in the

force2 What bad news does he receive3 How long has he been an inspector4 What doesnrsquot Sergeant Hamilton do

before coming in5 What news does Sergeant Hamilton have6 What does Inspector Forest want them to

do with the witness7 What does Inspector Forest want

Sergeant Hamilton to do

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TRACK 983090983089

Scene 2 -Inspector Forestrsquos office

(Constable Vale enters)

Vale

Inspector ForestForest Yes Constable Vale what is itVale Irsquove got some newsForest WellVale Itrsquos unbelievable Yoursquoll yoursquoll never guessForest Well letrsquos hear itVale Itrsquos truly incredibleForest Donrsquot play games with me Constable Vale Irsquove been in the

force twenty years In fact you may have heard rumoursconcerning Chief Superintendent Williamsrsquo replacementwhen he retires

Vale Thatrsquos it thatrsquos the news Itrsquos all around the officeForest Really What isVale Theyrsquore passing you over for promotion again

Forest What I canrsquot believe itVale Neither can I and you an inspector for fifteen years

(door opening)Hamilton Inspector ForestForest Donrsquot you knock before you come in Sergeant HamiltonHamilton Oh dearForest I suppose yoursquove heard the news tooHamilton Irsquom afraid so Inspector Forest It knocks my news into a

cocked hat I came to tell you that wersquove found a witness forthat trouserless murder

Forest A witness Constable ValeVale Yes inspectorForest Find Constable Talbot and start working on a false

confession for this witness we may need it later onHamilton Oh dear

(Telephone rings)Forest Nottingham Foresthellip Yes sir Right

right I can see you first thing thisafternoon Right right you areGoodbye(To Hamilton) That was Windbag Williams I haveto go and see him now SergeantHamilton try to look like yoursquoreworking on this casehellip beat up apoor person or something Only this

time actually do beat them up Youcanrsquot expect to be taken seriouslythese days if you only pretend Thisis a professional organisation youknow

Hamilton Oh dearNarrator Victorian police methods whilst

seeming cruel and inhuman werein fact years ahead of their timeInspector Forest was an earlypioneer of psychiatric suspectprofiling which he outlined in hisseminal work entitled ldquoIf the cap

fits charge lsquoemrdquo

The next episodeWhat do you think is goingto happen

The Whitechapel Trouser SnatcherA radio play by MarkPierro and Ian Coutts

GLOSSARYunbelievable adj

something ldquounbelievablerdquo is difficult

to believe

to guess vb

if you ldquoguessrdquo the answer to

something you imagine what it is

the force n the police force

pass someone over for

promotion exp if someone is ldquopassed over for

promotionrdquo th ey arenrsquot promoted

at work ndash someone else isit knocks my news into a cocked

hat exp old it makes my news

seem to be unimportant

a witness n

someone who has seen a crimea false confession n

if someone makes a ldquoconfessionrdquothey admit that they have

committed a crime a ldquofalse

confessionrdquo is a confession thatisnrsquot true Often people make

false confessions when theyrsquore

frightenedto beat up phr vb

to hit many many times

to pretend vb

if you ldquopretendrdquo to do something

you act as if yoursquore doing it even

though you arenrsquot reallya pioneer n

someone who is the first person to

do something or use a new method

suspect profiling n using psychological information

about a suspect in order to decide

what heshe might do or what theyhave done

if the cap fits charge lsquoem exp

if they seem to be the person whodid it or look like the person who

did it charge them anyway (even if

it wasnrsquot them) Literally a ldquocaprdquo is atype of soft flat hat

8202019 Learn HotEnglish N149

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Dynamic telephone classes though our dedicated platform Europe-wide courses through our extensive network In-company groups and one-to-one classes Practical business English classes and intensives Specific industry courses Finance Medicine Marketing Human resources (among many others) Online learning through our Web School

Residential immersion courses amp courses abroad

Motivated students thanks to our dynamic learning materials

Clear measured progress through a structured system andmonthly reports

Improvement in levels of English across the board

Regular client reporting and examining will demonstrate progress and justify budgetsA structured method ensures continuity of service in multiple cities

Motivating materials that will inspire your staff and maintain high levelsof attendance and learning

Wherever your company is based we can helpContact us NOW and put us to the test

Hot English Language Services a leader within the English company class training sector aswell as an internationally-recognised publisher has been offering language training solutions

to many of the worlds leading companies since 2001 A course with Hot English ensures

for your employees

(00 34) 91 543 3573 Learn hot English

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e s o u r c e

m a n a g e r

s i n E u r o p e

H o t E n g l

i s h L a n g u

a g e

S e r v i c e s o

f f e r s l a n g

u a g e

t r a i n i n g p

r o g r a m m e

s t h a t

a r e g u a r a

n t e e d t o i m

p r o v e

y o u r e m p

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COURSES OFFERED

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ldquo T h e c l a s

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H o t E n g l

i s h

h a v e b e e n

r e a l l y e f f

e c t i v e

W i t h t h e i r i n

n o v a t i v e

l e a r n i n g s

y s t e m o u r

s t u d e n t s

h a v e b o t h

p r o g r e s s e

d a n d e n

j o y e d

t h e m s e l v e

s rdquo

D a v i d - F

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U n i v e r s i t y

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company E-mail classeslearnhotenglishcom wwwlearnhotenglishcom 41

8202019 Learn HotEnglish N149

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

42 wwwlearnhotenglishcom Sign up for our newsletter and receive free English lessons wwwlearnhotenglishcom

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What is Hot English

Classes Department

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Contributors

Printing

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CD Production

Hot Staff

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Editorial DirectorAndy Coney (00 34 91 543 3573)andylearnhotenglishcom

Financial Director Leigh Dante (00 34 91 549 8523)leighlearnhotenglishcom

(00 34 91 455 0273)classeslearnhotenglishcom

Teacher Coordinator Rociacuteo HerreroteacherinfolearnhotenglishcomAccounts managerRociacuteo Herreroclasseslearnhotenglishcom

Subscriptions (930-1300) Jose Lobo (tel fax) (00 34 91 549 8523)Skype hotenglishgroupsubslearnhotenglishcompaymentslearnhotenglishcomCredit control and administration

900 - 2pm (by e-mail thereafter)Office hours 10am to 6pm (Spanish time)

barcelonalearnhotenglishcom

classeslearnhotenglishcom

James Blick assistant editorChris Cooper designer Patrick Howarth writer Steve Brown writer Christine Saunders writer Louisa Glancy writer

Blanca San Roman translationMagnus Coney proof readingMarcie Lambert proof readingNatalia T Piekarowicz proof readingLaurent Guiard French departPeter Barton proof readingDanielle Ott internGeorgina Kiely internRayner Taylor internVanessa Simmonds writer Petra Bates writer Slim Pickens special internNick Hargreaves writer

Printerman

HEP

MPO SA

ISSN 1577-7898Depoacutesito Legal M142772001August 2014

Published by Hot English Publishing SLCPaseo del Rey 22 - 1ordf plantaoficina 1 Madrid 28008Phone (00 34) 91 549 8523Fax (00 34) 672 317 912

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company E-mail classeslearnhotenglishcom wwwlearnhotenglishcom 41

8202019 Learn HotEnglish N149

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

42 wwwlearnhotenglishcom Sign up for our newsletter and receive free English lessons wwwlearnhotenglishcom

8202019 Learn HotEnglish N149

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Directors

What is Hot English

Classes Department

Administration Department

Barcelona office (Hot English)

Seville office (Hot English)

Editorial Department

Contributors

Printing

Audio Production

CD Production

Hot Staff

Managing DirectorThorley Russell (00 34 91 543 3573)thorleylearnhotenglishcom

Editorial DirectorAndy Coney (00 34 91 543 3573)andylearnhotenglishcom

Financial Director Leigh Dante (00 34 91 549 8523)leighlearnhotenglishcom

(00 34 91 455 0273)classeslearnhotenglishcom

Teacher Coordinator Rociacuteo HerreroteacherinfolearnhotenglishcomAccounts managerRociacuteo Herreroclasseslearnhotenglishcom

Subscriptions (930-1300) Jose Lobo (tel fax) (00 34 91 549 8523)Skype hotenglishgroupsubslearnhotenglishcompaymentslearnhotenglishcomCredit control and administration

900 - 2pm (by e-mail thereafter)Office hours 10am to 6pm (Spanish time)

barcelonalearnhotenglishcom

classeslearnhotenglishcom

James Blick assistant editorChris Cooper designer Patrick Howarth writer Steve Brown writer Christine Saunders writer Louisa Glancy writer

Blanca San Roman translationMagnus Coney proof readingMarcie Lambert proof readingNatalia T Piekarowicz proof readingLaurent Guiard French departPeter Barton proof readingDanielle Ott internGeorgina Kiely internRayner Taylor internVanessa Simmonds writer Petra Bates writer Slim Pickens special internNick Hargreaves writer

Printerman

HEP

MPO SA

ISSN 1577-7898Depoacutesito Legal M142772001August 2014

Published by Hot English Publishing SLCPaseo del Rey 22 - 1ordf plantaoficina 1 Madrid 28008Phone (00 34) 91 549 8523Fax (00 34) 672 317 912

infolearnhotenglishcomwwwlearnhotenglishcomwwwlearnhotenglishcomSkype hotenglishgroup

Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

Page 41: Learn HotEnglish N149

8202019 Learn HotEnglish N149

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllearn-hotenglish-n149 4143

G r a m m a r f u n

F l u e n c y

P r a c t i c eUNFINISHED BOOKS U

n fi n i s h e d

b o o k s

The unwanted clubWhat do you think Salman RushdieBill Clinton Paulo Coelho and FyodorDostoyevsky all have in commonWell aside from the fact that theyrsquoreall published writers they are alsomembers of a new club authors ofbooks that Britons claim they cannotfinish In a recent survey on books therewere some interesting findingsFor one the survey of 4000 adults foundthat 32 couldnrsquot finish the fourth bookin the Harry Potter series Harry Potterand the Goblet of Fire by JK RowlingAnother book on the list was James Joycersquos 1912 novelUlysses which runs to more than 1000 pages It came inat third place Surprisingly the online survey also includedthe Louis De Berniegraveres novel Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin Thebook has sold more than 2 million copies since 1994 but itseems that not many people are capable of finishing it

Book decoration There were more interestingresults in the survey Fifty-five per cent of those polledsaid they buy books fordecorationhellip and that theyhave no intention of actuallyreading them A spokeswoman

from a publishing house said ldquoIt seemsthat people buy some books just to maketheir bookshelves look good ratherthan actually buying a book that theywant to readrdquoShe added ldquoFar too often people arebuying books because they think theywill be good for them rather thanbecause they think theyrsquoll enjoy them Itseems that there are certain books thateveryone buys because the whole worldhas read themrdquo

Excuses The findings suggest that in the digital age attentionspans are getting shorter with four out of 10 respondentsadmitting they are unable to concentrate on long novelsMany also revealed they found it hard to make time forreading Top reasons for this included feeling tired (48percent mentioned this) watching TV (46 percent) orplaying computer or interactive games (26 percent) The author of the report said ldquoThe research illustrates thatthe pressure of finding time for reading is the main factorwhen it comes to discarding a book unfinishedrdquo

BooksellersBut in the end who really cares The book industry is happybecause people are buying books anyway And readers arehappy because they can decorate their shelves and give agood impression of themselves

Interestingly half of the top 10 non-fictionbooks people buy but donrsquot read areautobiographies My Life by Bill Clinton

and My Side by David Beckham both madethe top three And these are the books thatpublisherrsquos often pay the most for

GLOSSARYa survey n

a series of questions to understandpeoplersquos opinions and ideas

a finding n

a resultto poll vb

to ask people questions in order to

know about their opinionsa bookshelf n

a piece of furniture in which you

place books

an attention span n an ability to pay attention to

something If you have a ldquoshortattention spanrdquo you find it difficult

to pay attention

to discard vb

to throw away or eliminate becauseyou donrsquot need it any longer

Some of the books that never get finishedDo you read much A recent survey suggests wersquore reading less and less And wersquore finding itincreasingly difficult to finish books

Top 10 fiction titles which Britons cant finish1 Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre2 Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling3 Ulysses by James Joyce4 Captain Corellirsquos Mandolin by Louis De Berniegraveres5 Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

6 The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie7 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho8 War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy9 The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy10Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Top ten non-fiction titleswhich Britons cant finish1 The Blunkett Tapes by David Blunkett2 My Life by Bill Clinton3 My Side by David Beckham4 Eats Shoots amp Leaves The Zero Tolerance Approach To Punctuation by Lynne Truss

5 Wild Swans by Jung Chang6 Easy Way To Stop Smoking by Allen Carr7 The Downing Street Years by Margaret Thatcher8 I Can Make You Thin by Paul McKenna9 Jade My Autobiography by Jade Goody10 Why Donrsquot Penguinsrsquo Feet Freeze And 114Other Questions by Mick OrsquoHare

There arestill 436pages to

go

FREE subscription if you recommend Hot English Language Services to your company E-mail classeslearnhotenglishcom wwwlearnhotenglishcom 41

8202019 Learn HotEnglish N149

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllearn-hotenglish-n149 4243

What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

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What is Hot English

Classes Department

Administration Department

Barcelona office (Hot English)

Seville office (Hot English)

Editorial Department

Contributors

Printing

Audio Production

CD Production

Hot Staff

Managing DirectorThorley Russell (00 34 91 543 3573)thorleylearnhotenglishcom

Editorial DirectorAndy Coney (00 34 91 543 3573)andylearnhotenglishcom

Financial Director Leigh Dante (00 34 91 549 8523)leighlearnhotenglishcom

(00 34 91 455 0273)classeslearnhotenglishcom

Teacher Coordinator Rociacuteo HerreroteacherinfolearnhotenglishcomAccounts managerRociacuteo Herreroclasseslearnhotenglishcom

Subscriptions (930-1300) Jose Lobo (tel fax) (00 34 91 549 8523)Skype hotenglishgroupsubslearnhotenglishcompaymentslearnhotenglishcomCredit control and administration

900 - 2pm (by e-mail thereafter)Office hours 10am to 6pm (Spanish time)

barcelonalearnhotenglishcom

classeslearnhotenglishcom

James Blick assistant editorChris Cooper designer Patrick Howarth writer Steve Brown writer Christine Saunders writer Louisa Glancy writer

Blanca San Roman translationMagnus Coney proof readingMarcie Lambert proof readingNatalia T Piekarowicz proof readingLaurent Guiard French departPeter Barton proof readingDanielle Ott internGeorgina Kiely internRayner Taylor internVanessa Simmonds writer Petra Bates writer Slim Pickens special internNick Hargreaves writer

Printerman

HEP

MPO SA

ISSN 1577-7898Depoacutesito Legal M142772001August 2014

Published by Hot English Publishing SLCPaseo del Rey 22 - 1ordf plantaoficina 1 Madrid 28008Phone (00 34) 91 549 8523Fax (00 34) 672 317 912

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Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

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have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

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What is it The aim of Fairtrade isclear to get a betterdeal for Third Worldfarmers businessesand producers The ideais to ensure that people inpoor countries are paid a fairprice for their goods or labour andare not exploited Goods that complywith these criteria are given theFairtrade tag which is placed on theproduct This process is monitored bythe Fairtrade Labelling OrganisationsInternational It ensures that farmersare not at the mercy of the largemulti-nationals and are then paida decent wage so they can invest ineducation for their children

The situation

These days there are more than2500 product lines in the UK thatcarry the Fairtrade mark The famous

clothing store Topshop sells Fairtradeclothing Marks and Spencer has morethan 600 Fairtrade cotton farmersin the developing world producingchinos for men jeans for womenand hooded tops for the kids Thesupermarket chain Sainsburyrsquos sellsFairtrade chocolate and coffee andrecently announced that the onlybananas it will sell in future will comefrom Fairtrade producersIn 2006 Britons spent pound290m onFairtrade food furniture and clothing

which is an increase of 46 onthe previous year There are alsoFairtrade events at schools collegesuniversities and workplaces up anddown the country to help promote

the idea These events consistof ldquomakeoversrdquo (swappingordinary clothes forFairtrade clothing) andldquofood exchangesrdquo (changing

your favourite brand of teacoffee or jam for a Fairtrade

alternative)

Fair The Fairtrade label isincreasingly commonbut some observersquestion how effectiveit really is They claimthe movement doesnrsquotaddress key issuessuch as mechanisationand industrialisationndash changes that mightallow farmers in thedeveloping worldto stop doing back-breaking work and

really move out of the

poverty cycleBut the arguments in favour seemto be stronger ldquoFairtrade focuses onensuring that farmers in developingcountries receive an agreed andstable price for the crops they growas well as an additional Fairtradepremium to invest in social projects orbusiness development programmesrdquosaid Ms Maybin a Fairtrade

spokeswoman ldquoThefarmers and workersinvolved in Fairtradealways talk about howmuch they their familiesand their communitiesbenefitrdquo she addedWill you be buyingFairtrade goods

GLOSSARYa label n

a piece of paper on a product withinformation about that product

to get a better deal n

to negotiate a better agreementwith someone so you receive more

money

to exploit vbto use people for your own benefit

a hooded top nclothing worn on the upper part ofthe body with a hood (a piece of

material that covers the head)

to swap vbto give someone what you have and

to take what the other person has

a key issue n

a very important question

back-breaking work n

heavy labour that is hard and

physical

the poverty cycle nbeing trapped in a situation of

being poor

crops n

food grown for eating such as cereala brochure na mini-magazine with information

about a product

turnover nthe total amount of money a

company receives during a period of

time (not profit)

Fairtrade Hypocrites

One major British bank has recently been accused of misleadingthe public with their Fairtrade label The main text on oneof their investment brochures says the following ldquoNobodycan guarantee your investments will always do well But wecan assure you theyrsquoll always do goodrdquo They go on to claimthat they will ldquoavoid investing in companies that have a poorenvironmental record or are primarily involved in armamentsgambling the fur trade tobacco or pornography We also avoidinvesting in companies that conduct or commission animaltesting for cosmetic or toiletry purposes or make use of childlabourrdquoHowever the text in the small print reads ldquoA company that

derives over 10 of its turnover from any one of these activitieswill not be invested inrdquoSo in other words your investments are not ldquoalwaysrdquo doinggood ndash 10 of the time they could be supporting weaponsproduction pornography or child labourhellip which is nice toknow

Are you concerned about the third world Worried that the things you are buying might have beenproduced by child labour What you need to do is buy goods with the Fairtrade label What is it

And how does it work

42 wwwlearnhotenglishcom Sign up for our newsletter and receive free English lessons wwwlearnhotenglishcom

8202019 Learn HotEnglish N149

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllearn-hotenglish-n149 4343

Directors

What is Hot English

Classes Department

Administration Department

Barcelona office (Hot English)

Seville office (Hot English)

Editorial Department

Contributors

Printing

Audio Production

CD Production

Hot Staff

Managing DirectorThorley Russell (00 34 91 543 3573)thorleylearnhotenglishcom

Editorial DirectorAndy Coney (00 34 91 543 3573)andylearnhotenglishcom

Financial Director Leigh Dante (00 34 91 549 8523)leighlearnhotenglishcom

(00 34 91 455 0273)classeslearnhotenglishcom

Teacher Coordinator Rociacuteo HerreroteacherinfolearnhotenglishcomAccounts managerRociacuteo Herreroclasseslearnhotenglishcom

Subscriptions (930-1300) Jose Lobo (tel fax) (00 34 91 549 8523)Skype hotenglishgroupsubslearnhotenglishcompaymentslearnhotenglishcomCredit control and administration

900 - 2pm (by e-mail thereafter)Office hours 10am to 6pm (Spanish time)

barcelonalearnhotenglishcom

classeslearnhotenglishcom

James Blick assistant editorChris Cooper designer Patrick Howarth writer Steve Brown writer Christine Saunders writer Louisa Glancy writer

Blanca San Roman translationMagnus Coney proof readingMarcie Lambert proof readingNatalia T Piekarowicz proof readingLaurent Guiard French departPeter Barton proof readingDanielle Ott internGeorgina Kiely internRayner Taylor internVanessa Simmonds writer Petra Bates writer Slim Pickens special internNick Hargreaves writer

Printerman

HEP

MPO SA

ISSN 1577-7898Depoacutesito Legal M142772001August 2014

Published by Hot English Publishing SLCPaseo del Rey 22 - 1ordf plantaoficina 1 Madrid 28008Phone (00 34) 91 549 8523Fax (00 34) 672 317 912

infolearnhotenglishcomwwwlearnhotenglishcomwwwlearnhotenglishcomSkype hotenglishgroup

Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher

Page 43: Learn HotEnglish N149

8202019 Learn HotEnglish N149

httpslidepdfcomreaderfulllearn-hotenglish-n149 4343

Directors

What is Hot English

Classes Department

Administration Department

Barcelona office (Hot English)

Seville office (Hot English)

Editorial Department

Contributors

Printing

Audio Production

CD Production

Hot Staff

Managing DirectorThorley Russell (00 34 91 543 3573)thorleylearnhotenglishcom

Editorial DirectorAndy Coney (00 34 91 543 3573)andylearnhotenglishcom

Financial Director Leigh Dante (00 34 91 549 8523)leighlearnhotenglishcom

(00 34 91 455 0273)classeslearnhotenglishcom

Teacher Coordinator Rociacuteo HerreroteacherinfolearnhotenglishcomAccounts managerRociacuteo Herreroclasseslearnhotenglishcom

Subscriptions (930-1300) Jose Lobo (tel fax) (00 34 91 549 8523)Skype hotenglishgroupsubslearnhotenglishcompaymentslearnhotenglishcomCredit control and administration

900 - 2pm (by e-mail thereafter)Office hours 10am to 6pm (Spanish time)

barcelonalearnhotenglishcom

classeslearnhotenglishcom

James Blick assistant editorChris Cooper designer Patrick Howarth writer Steve Brown writer Christine Saunders writer Louisa Glancy writer

Blanca San Roman translationMagnus Coney proof readingMarcie Lambert proof readingNatalia T Piekarowicz proof readingLaurent Guiard French departPeter Barton proof readingDanielle Ott internGeorgina Kiely internRayner Taylor internVanessa Simmonds writer Petra Bates writer Slim Pickens special internNick Hargreaves writer

Printerman

HEP

MPO SA

ISSN 1577-7898Depoacutesito Legal M142772001August 2014

Published by Hot English Publishing SLCPaseo del Rey 22 - 1ordf plantaoficina 1 Madrid 28008Phone (00 34) 91 549 8523Fax (00 34) 672 317 912

infolearnhotenglishcomwwwlearnhotenglishcomwwwlearnhotenglishcomSkype hotenglishgroup

Finance

This month we are lookingat some typical wordsexpressions and collocationsrelated to the word ldquomoneyrdquo

1 They made a lot ofmoney last year

2 They donrsquot earn muchmoney from directsales

3 She was a high-earning broker withmoney to burn

4 The formula inHollywood is simplemoney talks

5 Wersquod like to thinkwersquore getting ourmoneyrsquos worth

6 This product is a realmoney-maker

7 On the moneymarkets the dollarwas weaker againstthe euro

8 Popcorn and soft-drinks are a real

money-spinner incinemas

9 The Chancellor wantsto reduce inflation bycontrolling the moneysupply

10 They asked the bankto lend them somemoney

11 We want to pay the

money back as soonas possible

12 They came to us witha good money-makingscheme

13 Name your price ndashmoney is no object

14 They owe us a lot ofmoney

Now listen to this businessEnglish telephone dialogue

Nigella Nigella hereAnn Hi Nigella This is

Ann Remember meNigela Oh yes ErmhellipAnn You know what Irsquom

calling about donrsquotyou

Nigella Yes yes Theoutstanding debt

Ann Yes thatrsquos rightSo about thatrepaymentscheme

Nigella Yes wersquove come up

with a new financialplan to pay back themoney

Ann With some excellentrates of interest I trust

Nigella Does 10 sound goodto you

Ann Per month Soundsgreat

Nigella I was thinking more

along a sort of annualbasisAnn Not good enough

We want to get ourmoneyrsquos worth youknow

Nigella 15 I canrsquot go anyhigher than that

Ann We get rates like thatfrom the bank

Nigella OK 20 And thatrsquosmy final offer

Ann No put your moneywhere your mouthis or yoursquoll be pickingup your teeth with abroken arm Get mypoint

Nigella PerfectlyStan Wersquoll be seeing you

Nigella Bye bye

Money

B u s i n e s s

E n g l i s h

MONEY

BUSINESS ENGLISH

GLOSSARYa broker na person who buys or sells shares for otherpeoplemoney to burn expwith extra money that you donrsquot know what

to do withmoney talks expmoney is the most important thingto get your moneyrsquos worth expto receive something of value because youhave paid money for ita money-maker nan idea that creates moneythe money markets nall the banks and institutions that deal withloans shares etca money-spinner nsomething that creates a lot of moneythe Chancellor (of the Exchequer) nthe government minister in charge offinancethe money supply nthe amount of money in circulation in acountryrsquos economya money-making scheme nan idea that makes money

money is no object expmoney is no problem we will pay what isnecessaryto owe vbif you ldquoowerdquo money you must pay thatmoney to someonean outstanding debt nmoney that you owe someone and that youhavenrsquot paid yeta repayment scheme na plan for paying back money that you oweto put your money where your mouth is expto paybuy what you promised to paybuyget my point expdo you understand

Business Dialogue

TRACK 983090983090

pay up nowor we will

have a smallaccident

with the carcrusher